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Virat Kohli, who had stepped down as the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper after the 2021 IPL season, said he took that call to give himself some space and manage his workload. Kohli had announced his decision to leave IPL captaincy after saying that T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as India skipper in the shortest format.
India all-rounder Harshal Patel was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 10.75 crore in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Saturday. A bidding war for Harshal took place between RCB, and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), and in the end, the player went to the former. Nitish Rana was picked up by KKR for Rs 8 crore while West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 8.75 crore. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan remained unsold as no franchise showed interest in him.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket and head coach Mike Hesson said that the scouting programme for the mega auction helps the team in knowing the players in-depth. The mega auction for the IPL 2022 season will be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. "Once the retentions are finished, we find out the remaining purse of all the other teams. It's a continuation of our scouting programme so, there are a number of domestic tournaments taking place and our scouts are out there, feeding back the information to our coaching team. So, a lot of meetings and discussions, watching videos, reaffirming views.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj has revealed that he thought his Indian Premier League (IPL) was over after a poor 2019 campaign with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In the nine matches Siraj played in 2019 for RCB, he took seven wickets and conceded runs at an economy rate of 9.55. In the game against KKR, Siraj conceded 36 runs in 2.2 overs and he was forced out of the attack after bowling two beamers.