ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE MAKE BOLD CHOICES FOR IPL 2018

by Shrutee K/DNS

BENGULURU, January 28, 2017: Day 2 of the IPL 2018 auctions had 10 players being picked with the aim to build a strong team that brings alive RCB’s philosophy of playing bold. In addition to the outstanding players picked on Day 1, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and Nathan Coulter-Nile among others join the Royal Challengers family.

Amrit Thomas, Chief Marketing Officer, Diageo India / Chairman of Royal Challengers Bangalore, said “We wanted a team that will embody a fearless and ‘never say die’ attitude that RCB has always lived and played by and I am very happy that we have assembled that team. We are glad to have some of the strongest T20 players and with the guidance of Daniel Vettori and RCB’s coaching team, our bold champions will stand up to the challenge for this seasons' trophy.”

Daniel Vettori, Head Coach, Royal Challengers Bangalore, added “Our plan going into the auction was to look at players that will help us to form a balanced squad and give us a strong advantage on the field. The RTM pick for Pawan Negi and Yuzvendra Chahal was a thoughtful approach, they have been phenomenal performers in the past seasons and are an integral part of the team. We are very happy with the players and as a team, we will ensure that we all come together including our fans, to celebrate the spirit of cricket by playing bold.”

The Royal Challengers Team for IPL 2018

S. No	Player Name	Playing Role	Value
1	Virat Kohli	Batsman	Retained
2	AB de Villiers (O)	Batsman	Retained
3	Sarfaraz Khan	All-rounder	Retained
4	Chris Woakes (O)	All- rounder	740 L
5	Brendon Mc Cullum (O)	Batsman	360 L
6	Colin De Grandhomme (O)	All rounder	220 L
7	Moeen Ali (O)	All rounder	170 L
8	Quinton De Kock (O)	Wicket keeper	280 L
9	Yuzvendra Singh Chahal	Bowler	600 L
10	Navdeep Saini	Bowler	300 L
11	Manan Vohra	Batsman	110 L
12	Kulwant Khejroliya	Bowler	85 L
13	Aniket Choudhary	Bowler	30 L
14	Umesh Yadav	Bowler	420 L
15	Aniruddha Joshi	All-rounder	20 L
16	Mandeep Singh	Batsman	140 L
17	Mohammed Siraj	Bowler	260 L
18	Murugan Ashwin	Bowler	220 L
19	Nathan Coulter-Nile (O)	Bowler	220 L
20	Pawan Negi	All-rounder	100 L
21	Washington Sundar	All-rounder	320 L
22	Parthiv Patel	Wicket Keeper	170 L
23	Pavan Deshpande	Batsman	20 L
24	Tim Southee (O)	Bowler	100 L

About Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is owned by Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited, a subsidiary of Diageo India. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that plays in the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL). One of the original eight teams, the team has made three final appearances in the VIVO IPL (in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, in 2011 to the Chennai Super Kings and in 2016 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad) for which they finished runners-up in all.  It is one of the more consistent and successful T-20 teams and has tremendous international star power. RCB fans can interact with their favourite players and get behind the scenes stories on the popular RCB Insider Show-https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalChallengersTV.