"Give Fans Half The Money...": Ex India Pacer Rips Into RCB Post IPL 2024 Auction

21.12.2023 - 14:04 sports.ndtv.com

Royal Challengers Bangalore, one of the few Indian Premier League franchises yet to win the title, went into the auction on Tuesday with big expectations.

But, RCB's strategy fell flat as they missed out on key targets like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. While RCB have received a thumbs down from fans over some of their recruits in the auction, former India pacer Dodda Ganesh has also criticised for the franchise for its 'elementary mistakes' in attempt to assemble a title-winning squad.

RCB let go of players like Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood and Wanindu Hasaranga ahead of the auction, only to buy the likes of Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal and Alzarri Joseph at the auction.

In a scathing review of RCB's auction picks, Ganesh wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the franchise's fans can do a better job with half the money. "Give the RCB fans half the money from the purse and a freehand at the auction table; I bet you, our fans will select a much-balanced team for all conditions and might as well save some money.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore were quite busy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction, engaging in intense battles with other franchises for their priority picks. While RCB couldn't land Australia captain Pat Cummins despite bidding over INR 20 crore for the star cricketer, they did manage to land Yash Dayal and Alazarri Joseph. RCB's decision to lodge high bids for both Dayal and Joseph didn't go down well with a section of fans who questioned the team's strategy at the auction.

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