IPL 2022
Kohli and Maxwell in Bangalore? The RCB searched for the captain
Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore will retain Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell in the IPL mega auction. However, no final decision has been made on who will lead the team.
Kohli had announced last season that he would step down as captain. With former South African AB de Villiers retiring from all forms of cricket, fans are eager to see who will be the next captain of the RCB.
The teams have been asked to submit a list of players to be retained by November 30th. The mega auction will take place in December.
However, it is reported that the Punjab Kings did not retain any players before the mega auction. Captain K.L. The management is trying to form a new team with the assurance that Rahul will leave the team.
There were indications that leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, pacer Arshdeep Singh and opener Mayank Agarwal could be retained in the squad. But Rahul’s decision to leave the team was a major setback for them.
With this, Punjab will have a budget of Rs 90 crore when it goes to auction. There is a rough idea about the players to be retained on other teams.
Mumbai Indians will retain captain Rohit Sharma. The team has also confirmed that pacer Jaspreet Bumra will not be auctioned.
Negotiations are underway to retain West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard in the squad. Mumbai plan to retain Suryakumar Yadav and Ishant Kishan.
A franchise can retain four players in a mega auction. Therefore, it is reported that the team is planning to bid for Suryakumar Yadav and retain Ishant Kishan.
Chennai Super Kings retain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rituraj Gaekwad and Ravindra Jadeja. The shocking news in the Chennai camp is that Suresh Raina is leaving.
K.L. Rahul may join new team Sanjay Goenka’s franchise Rahul is being considered for the captaincy of Goenka’s Lucknow team.
Kolkata Knight Riders plan to retain Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. Kolkata may also retain Emperor Varun.
Kolkata are also considering retaining one of their openers, Venkatesh Iyer and Shubhman Gill.
Rishabh Pant will continue to captain the Delhi Capitals team. Delhi are planning to auction former captain Shreyas Iyer.
Delhi will retain Akshar Patel, Prithviraj Shah and Antich North.
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