"Would Pat Cummins Bowl From Both Ends...": Ex-India Star's Cheeky Jibe At RCB's Crazy Rs 20 Crore Plus Bid

23.12.2023 - 13:43 sports.ndtv.com

Former India batter Aakash Chopra has questioned Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) over their attempt to buy Australia captain Pat Cummins at the IPL Players Auction earlier this week.

RCB were involved in a bidding war with the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) to acquire Cummins' services. The 2016 champions eventually acquired Cummins' services for Rs 20.5 crore, outbidding RCB in the process.

Notably, RCB had entered the auction with a purse of just Rs 23.25, having traded Cameron Green from Mumbai Indians for a hefty sum.

Chopra believes RCB were lucky that they couldn't purchase Cummins, who became the second most expensive buy in the auction history. "They had totally made up their mind that they wanted Pat Cummins at any cost and they kept going after him, kept lifting the paddle.

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The wait continues for India's squad announcement for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan which is starting from January 11. Reports claimed that the selectors were going to announce the squad on Friday but there was no official reports from the BCCI. Former Indian cricket team stars Aakash Chopra and Parthiv Patel took to social media to express their feelings about the wait and the memes posted by them on X (formerly called Twitter) has already gone viral.

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