A new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) beckons us as the fans excitement reaching its peak with less than a week now left for the IPL 2024 season to commence on the 22nd of March with the opening match of the tournament to be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Over the off season, every team have worked on their weakness in the IPL 2024 Player Auction. Teams brought back some faces while have also included some new faces in the squad.
In today’s article, we take a look at 8 players who will be playing their first season with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who kick-starts its IPL 2024 campaign against Chennai Super Kings. We have only included players who have never been a part of RCB squad before.
Saurav Chauhan
23-years-old Gujarat’s left-hand batter Saurav Chauhan is a new addition to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He is quite popular for scoring the fastest fifty in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023, completing his fifty in just 13 balls. He was bought for his base price of 20 Lakh INR.
Tom Curran
England’s pace bowler Tom Curran would be one of the key pace bowler for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The 29-year-old Englishman has previously been part of the KKR and Rajasthan Royals setup. He was bought by RCB for 1.5 Crore INR.
Cameron Green
Australia’s batter Cameron Green is going to be a player to watch out for in the IPL 2024. RCB fans will be specially scrutinizing him after the team traded him in from the Mumbai Indians for a whopping 17.5 Crore INR, which also allowed Mumbai Indians to complete the deal to bring Hardik Pandya back to team.
Lockie Ferguson
New Zealand’s pacer Lockie Ferguson is specially known for his ability to easily clock 150+ KMPH. He has previously played for the Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans. He was bought by the franchise for 2 Crore INR.
Alzarri Joseph
West Indies’ pacer Alzarri Joseph is another new addition to the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling unit. Joseph has experience of previously playing in the IPL for Mumbai Indians, where he is specially known for taking 6 wickets for only 12 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2019. He has been included in the squad for 11.5 Crore INR.
Yash Dayal
Indian left-arm pacer Yash Dayal will be leading the domestic bowling lineup for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Dayal will join Mohammed Siraj as RCB main domestic bowler. He has been signed into the team for 5 Crore INR.
Mayank Dagar
27-years-old slow left-arm bowler Mayank Dagar is another new face among the Royal Challengers Bangalore family. Dagar has been traded into the team from the Sunrisers Hyderabad with Shahbaz Ahmed going the other way from RCB. He will be paid 1.8 Crore INR salary.
Swapnil Singh
Another slow left-arm spin bowler who has been included into the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad is the 33-years-old Swapnil Singh. He has been bought for his base price in the IPL 2024 Player Auction.
