IPL 2020 — Royal Challengers Bangalore squad: Full list of RCB players with their salaries after auction
By Team Newsable | First Published Dec 20, 2019, 10:44 AM ISTRoyal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have 21 players in their squad for the IPL 2020. The Virat Kohli-led RCB bought eight players at the IPL 2020 auction in Kolkata
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) retained only 13 players ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 players auction. The Virat Kohli-led picked up eight players at the auction in Kolkata on Thursday (December 19).
The costliest buy for RCB in Kolkata was South African all-rounder Chris Morris. The franchise splurged Rs 10 crore for the right-hander. Now, they have assembled a 21-member squad including eight overseas players.
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Kohli is the most expensive player in the squad with Rs 17 crore salary. The next best is South Africa star AB de Villiers with a pay of Rs 11 crore. Once again, the two will be key to RCB as they search for the elusive title. This time they have a new coach in Mike Hesson.
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Here is the full squad of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Squad strength: 21 (8 overseas players)
Purse remaining: Rs 6.40 crore
Retained (13)
1. Virat Kohli (captain) (Rs 17 crore) — Batsman
2. AB de Villiers (Rs 11 crore) (South Africa) — Batsman
3. Devdutt Padikkal (Rs 20 lakh) — Batsman
4. Gurkeerat Singh (Rs 50 lakh) — Batsman
5. Moeen Ali (Rs 1.70 crore) (England) — All-rounder
Welcome to Bangalore, Aaron. We are looking forward to some big, Finch-hitting 💥 pic.twitter.com/g0Bvd9taHf
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets)6. Mohammed Siraj (Rs 2.60 crore) — Paceman
7. Navdeep Saini (Rs 3 crore) — Paceman
8. Parthiv Patel (Rs 1.70 crore) — Wicketkeeper
9. Pawan Negi (Rs 1 crore) — All-rounder
10. Shivam Dube (Rs 5 crore) — All-rounder
Let’s hear it for , Simon Katich and the RCB management for providing captain Kohli a strong and balanced squad to in .
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets)11. Umesh Yadav (Rs 4.20 crore) — Paceman
12. Washington Sundar (Rs 3.20 crore) — All-rounder
13. Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs 6 crore) — Spinner
Bought at auction (8)
14. Chris Morris (Rs 10 crore) (South Africa) — All-rounder
15. Aaron Finch (Rs 4.4 crore) (Australia) — Batsman
I think we just proved how much likes you, 😂 https://t.co/M64hGydNFd
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets)16. Kane Richardson (Rs 4 crore) (Australia) — Paceman
17. Dale Steyn (Rs 2 crore) (South Africa) — Paceman
18. Isuru Udana (Rs 50 lakh) (Sri Lanka) — All-rounder
19. Shahbaz Ahmed (Rs 20 lakh) — Wicketkeeper
20. Joshua Philippe (Rs 20 lakh) (Australia) — Wicketkeeper
21. Pavan Deshpande (Rs 20 lakh) — All-rounder
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