RCB have released a lot of players in the IPL history. One of the biggest blunders made by them was releasing Travis Head ahead of the IPL 2018 Mega Auction. Head is one of the biggest game-changers in world cricket right now.
Head is all set to play for the Sunrisers Hyderabad against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru tonight. The left-handed batter played his last IPL game for RCB on May 14, 2017 against Delhi Daredevils at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Here’s a look at the Bengaluru playing XI from that game.
Openers – Chris Gayle and Vishnu Vinod (wk)
Head’s last match for Bengaluru was also the last game for the franchise for Chris Gayle. Vishnu Vinod kept the wickets in that game. Gayle has retired from IPL now and works as a cricket expert. Vinod earned a contract from Mumbai Indians.
Middle Order – Virat Kohli (c), Travis Head, Kedar Jadhav, Sachin Baby, Shane Watson, Pawan Negi and Harshal Patel
Virat Kohli captained the side, while Travis Head and Shane Watson were the foreign players in the middle-order. The Indian names featured Kedar Jadhav and Sachin Baby, who are working as regional commentators now. Even Watson is a part of the commentary panel, while Kohli is playing for RCB and Head is playing for SRH.
Pawan Negi has retired from all formats of cricket and plays in Legends League. Harshal Patel plays for the Punjab Kings in the league.
Bowlers – Avesh Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal
The two bowlers of the lineup were Avesh Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal. Khan has joined the Rajasthan Royals, just like Yuzvendra Chahal. Both have been doing a fantastic job and have been in and out of the Indian cricket team’s squad as well.
