Along with this, recently AI has made a big prediction regarding the starting playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have included many excellent players in their team in the mega auction of the Indian Premier League 2025. In the upcoming season, the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore is looking very strong and it is not going to be so easy for any other team to defeat them.
Let us tell you that before the upcoming auction, the franchise had retained Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal and Rajat Patidar, whereas in the auction, they have included Swapnil Singh back in their team through Right to Match card. Along with this, recently AI has made a big prediction regarding the starting playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Opener:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Phil Salt
Virat Kohli’s performance in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore has been excellent for a long time and his fan following is also very high all over the world. Batting at the top, Virat Kohli has scored 4352 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 113 innings at an excellent average of above 45.
In the upcoming season, he will be seen giving Phil Salt in the opening along with Virat Kohli. Phil Salt’s performance has always been excellent in the T20 format and he is counted among the explosive batsmen of the world. Last year, the English player performed very well for KKR and that is why Royal Challengers Bangalore have included him in their team in the 2025 season.
Middle order-
Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma
The middle order of Royal Challengers Bangalore also looks very strong. In the upcoming season, Rajat Patidar will once again be seen batting at number three in the RCB team. Rajat Patidar batted explosively against the spinners and scored valuable runs for his team.
Liam Livingstone has also left his mark in white ball cricket in recent times. While batting aggressively, he has completely destroyed the bowling lineup of the opposing team. In the upcoming season, Liam Livingstone can be seen performing tremendously for RCB.
Tim David will also be fully prepared to bat brilliantly for RCB in the upcoming IPL season. Tim David has played for Mumbai Indians in the last three seasons and he has the ability to finish the match. Talking about Jitesh Sharma, since IPL 2022, he has been seen playing the role of finisher for Punjab Kings. Now he will be seen playing the same role for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming season. It will be very difficult for any team to stop these players.
Allrounder:
Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh
RCB has included spin all-rounders Krunal Pandya and Swapnil Singh in their team. Both these players have the ability to be seen playing an important role with batting as well as bowling.
Spinners get a lot of help in the Indian pitch and both these players can be seen bowling lethally in the upcoming season.
Bowler:
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood
Be it IPL or international cricket, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has a lot of experience in T20 format. This excellent player has always bowled very well in the IPL and has put pressure on the batsmen of the opposing team. There will be pressure on Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl brilliantly once again in the upcoming season. Not only this, Bhuvneshwar will be the key player in the bowling lineup of RCB.
Talking about Josh Hazlewood, RCB has included him in their team after two excellent seasons. Josh Hazlewood can bowl well in the powerplay and can also leave his mark in the death overs.
Yash Dayal has been retained by RCB, who took a total of 15 wickets for this franchise in IPL 2024. Along with yorkers, Yash Dayal is also capable of bowling excellent slow balls.
