DTVHINDIThis English batsman’s luck shone after being bought by RCB in the mega auction, he got the ECB central contract.
RCB bought this player for Rs 2.6 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Jacob Bethell (Image Credit- Twitter The fortunes of young English cricketer Jacob Bethell, who was recently bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2025 mega auction, have brightened. It has only been a few days since he made his Test cricket debut for England that the 21-year-old player has received a two-year central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). With this contract, Batal was now seen playing cricket in the English team with established players like Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook. Also, let us tell you that in the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last month, RCB had bought the young player for Rs 2.6 crore. He can be seen opening with Virat Kohli in the upcoming season. This 21 year old young cricketer recently made his debut in Test cricket against New Zealand. So before this, he has also made ODI and T20 debut in the domestic white ball series against a strong team like Australia. According to Cricbuzz reports, apart from Jacob Batlle, the ECB has also extended the contracts of England’s bowling trio Joffra Archer, Matthew Potts and Brayden Curse till 2026. Cricketers who got central contract of ECB 2024-25 for two years: Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Matthew Potts (Durham), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Mark Wood (Durham). for one year: Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jack Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ollie Stone (Nottinghamshire), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
“Virat will captain RCB in IPL 2025” – This Indian legend made a big prediction after ABD
Faf du Plessis was the captain of RCB in IPL 2024. Virat Kohli & Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had released Faf du Plessis before the upcoming IPL season and till now the franchise has not even announced the name of the new captain. Now in such a situation, there is only one question in the minds of the fans, there is doubt about who will captain the team in IPL 2025. However, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that Virat Kohli will be the captain of RCB in IPL 2025. Talking about the squad of Royal Challengers Bangalore after the mega auction for IPL 2025, Ashwin said that he has no option other than Virat for captaincy. Just a few days ago, former South African captain AB de Villiers had predicted that Virat Kohli will lead the franchise next year. Virat Kohli left the captaincy of RCB after 2021. R Ashwin made a big prediction regarding Virat Kohli Now R Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “There is every possibility that Virat Kohli will captain the team. I feel the same way because they didn’t go for the captain. If he doesn’t go with anyone then I don’t see anyone other than Virat Kohli as captain.” Regarding RCB’s auction, the spinner further said, “I think their auction was very excellent. Many teams had brought crores of rupees in their purse. They were spending fast but RCB waited even after having a lot of money. Who needs it, they’re the ones I need. My entire team is important. My 12 or 14 people are important. Let us tell you that in the mega auction held in Jeddah, RCB bought players like Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma. Now it remains to be seen which playing XI he will field with in the upcoming season and whether he can get them their first title or not.
Know who is Jacob Bethel? Whom RCB spent crores and included in its team
21-year-old English all-rounder Jacob Bethel was included in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.60 crore. Jacob Bethell (Pic Source-X) 21-year-old English all-rounder Jacob Bethel was included in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.60 crore. Jacob Bethel’s performance so far in international cricket has been quite good and that is why Royal Challengers Bangalore included him in their team. Let us tell you that Jacob Bethel was born in Barbados but at the age of 13 he settled in England. He recently made his international debut in the white ball series against Australia. In his second match, this young player scored 20 runs in one over against Adam Zampa and played an important role in England’s victory. Even during the West Indies tour, Jacob Bethel batted very well in the middle order. Not only this, the young player is now going to make his international test debut for England. Jacob Bethel will be seen batting at number three in the first Test match against New Zealand starting on November 28. Recently, he has been signed by the Big Bash League franchise Melbourne Renegades and will also be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the SA20. Jacob Bethell has also performed well for Warwickshire in The Blast. The team of Royal Challengers Bangalore has become even stronger after the arrival of Jacob Bethel. Jacob Bethel can be seen playing an important role with batting as well as bowling. Jacob Bethel is ready to perform brilliantly in IPL 2025 Mike Hesson, who was associated with RCB for a long time, had given many important updates regarding Jacob after the auction. He had described Jacob as a very talented player. Along with this, he had also said that Jacob will be replaced by Tim David in the playing XI of RCB. Jacob’s bowling and aggressive batting can really earn him a place in the team ahead of David. Jacob himself will be fully prepared to perform well in IPL 2024. Not only this, the young player will get to learn a lot from Virat Kohli and other experienced batsmen. IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history The bowler who bowled the most dot balls in IPL history- Batsman who has hit most Test sixes in a calendar year- Virat Kohli made this shameful record in his name in 2024 List of batsmen who scored most runs in IPL history- How many times has India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, know here- Which batsman has played the highest innings in BGT?
I respect Virat Kohli a lot: Phil Salt is desperate to play with the Indian batsman in RCB
English player Phil Salt has so far scored 653 runs in 21 IPL matches at an average of 34.37 and strike rate of 175.54. Phil Salt (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the mega auction of the Indian Premier League 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore have included England’s brilliant wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Salt in their team for Rs 11.50 crore. Phil Salt’s performance has always been very good in the T20 format and he has won the hearts of many fans with his explosive batting. Recently Phil Salt has given a big statement regarding Virat Kohli. Salt revealed that he respects Virat Kohli a lot and the English player is very excited to open the team for RCB with the Indian player. Phil Salt told ESPNcricinfo, ‘I have a lot of respect for Virat. I have talked to him very little and we have spent a lot of time together. I have played with him before and am looking forward to playing with him again. RCB’s plan is very clear that you come on the field and play aggressive cricket. The batting lineup of the team looks quite strong as they have many world class players. This is one of the few teams that I have always seen playing great cricket on TV. I am fully prepared for the upcoming challenge. Phil Salt’s performance in IPL has been quite good Let us tell you that English player Phil Salt has so far scored 653 runs in 21 IPL matches at an average of 34.37 and strike rate of 175.54. He has scored six half-centuries in the IPL so far and his highest individual score in this tournament is 89 runs. The best players will definitely want to leave their mark in the Indian Premier League 2025. Talking about RCB, the team is looking very strong in the upcoming season and they would definitely like to win the trophy for the 2025 season. IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history The bowler who bowled the most dot balls in IPL history- Batsman who has hit most Test sixes in a calendar year- Virat Kohli made this shameful record in his name in 2024 List of batsmen who scored most runs in IPL history- How many times has India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, know here- Which batsman has played the highest innings in BGT?
IPL 2025, RCB Playing XI: Kohli-salt opener, Australian finisher and powerful bowling unit
Royal Challengers Bangalore have bought players like Tim David, Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the mega auction. RCB (Photo Source: Getty Images) IPL 2025: RCB Predicted Playing XI: The IPL 2025 mega auction took place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Royal Challengers Bangalore had entered the auction with a purse of Rs 83 crore. The team has prepared a strong squad by purchasing players like Phil Salt, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tim David and Jitesh Sharma. Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the popular franchises of IPL, but the team has not been able to win a single title so far. Last season, the team reached the playoffs by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the last match of the league stage. But then the team was eliminated after losing against Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator. In IPL 2025, the new team of Royal Challengers Bangalore will be seen giving their best to win the first title. What could be the possible playing 11 of RCB in the upcoming season, let us tell you- IPL 2025, RCB Playing XI: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s playing 11 could be like this opener- Virat Kohli and Phil Salt can be seen opening for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2025. English wicketkeeper Phil Salt has been bought by the franchise in the mega auction for Rs 11.50 crore. Last season, Salt played brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders. Phil Salt scored 435 runs in 12 matches at an average of 39.55 and strike rate of 182.01, his highest score was 89* runs. Along with opening, Salt can also play the role of wicketkeeper. Talking about Virat’s performance, he won the Orange Cap by scoring 741 runs in 15 matches at an average of 61.75 and strike rate of 154.70. Middle order- For RCB, Devdutt Padikkal can be seen batting at number-3, Rajat Patidar at number-4 and Liam Livingstone at number-5. Patidar was retained by the franchise. At the same time, Devdutt was bought for base price Rs 2 crore and Livingstone was bought for Rs 8.75 crore. Rajat Patidar scored 395 runs in 15 matches last season at an average of 30.38 and strike rate of 177.13. Devdutt scored 38 runs in 7 matches at a poor average of 5.43. And Liam Livingstone took 111 runs and 3 wickets in 7 matches at an average of 22.20. Finisher- Jitesh Sharma and Tim David can be seen playing the role of finishers for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming season. Jitesh Sharma scored 187 runs in 14 matches for Punjab Kings in the last IPL season at an average of 17 and a strike rate of 131.69. At the same time, Tim David scored 241 runs for Mumbai Indians in 13 matches at an average of 30.13. Bowling Unit- Royal Challengers Bangalore have an excellent fast bowling unit in the form of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal. Hazlewood did not play last season due to personal reasons. At the same time, Bhuvi took 11 wickets in 16 matches at an…
Robin Uthappa gave a surprising statement about Rajat Patidar, the former player wants to see the young batsman in this important role in RCB.
Former player Robin Uthappa believes that Rajat Patidar should be appointed the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming season. Rajat Patidar (PIC SOURCE-X) Former player Robin Uthappa believes that Rajat Patidar should be appointed the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming season. Let us tell you that Royal Challengers Bangalore has not retained Faf du Place for the upcoming season. The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Talking about Rajat Patidar, his performance so far in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore has been quite good. He has played an important role in the victory of his team by batting explosively for Royal Challengers Bangalore in many important matches. Robin Uthappa said on GeoCinema, ‘I think Royal Challengers Bangalore can give the role of captain to Rajat Patidar because they desperately need a new leader for the next two years. Not only this, he will have to teach a lot to his captain for the coming three to five years. Rajat Patidar is one of the few players who can play this role very well. Royal Challengers Bangalore may come back to Mohammed Siraj: Saba Karim Former player Saba Karim believes that RCB can include Mohammad Siraj and English all-rounder Will Jacques in their team again. Talking about Mohammed Siraj, he has always performed very well for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Talking about Will Jacques, he also played an important role for RCB in IPL 2024 not only with batting but also with bowling. Saba Karim said, ‘RCB can come back to Siraj as he has given explosive performances for this franchise. The best thing for the Bengaluru franchise is that they have Yash Dayal but they also need a good company. If RCB takes Siraj back in their team then their fast bowling attack will be complete. Apart from Siraj, I also have my eyes on Will Jacques. His last season was also very good. He can bat explosively in the top order and can also play his role as a spinner very well. These 8 star players will not play in IPL 2025 Indian players who have scored 50+ scores most times in Australia Batsmen who hit most sixes in T20Is in 2024- IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction
IPL 2025: 3 players released from RCB, there will be a war between the teams to buy them
The auction for the upcoming season of IPL is going to be held on 24th and 25th November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Glenn Maxwell (Image Credit- Twitter X) Preparations for IPL 2025 are going on at a very fast pace. In this sequence, the auction for the upcoming season of the tournament is going to be held on 24 and 25 November in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia. So in this auction it is expected that all the 10 teams will be seen using their remaining purse properly. Well, in this time’s auction, among the players released from the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team, there are 3 players who may see a war between the teams to buy them. It is noteworthy that RCB has released all the players except Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. Let us know about these three players: 3. Anuj Rawat RCB has released 25-year-old young player Anuj Rawat before the IPL 2025 auction. Rawat was bought by the team in the year 2024 auction by paying Rs 3.4 crore. So considering Anuj’s talent and wicketkeeping, many teams can be seen bidding for him. In 24 matches played in IPL, the player has scored a total of 318 runs at an average of 19.88.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: This former RCB team member scored a triple century in Ranji, read big news
Lomror played this brilliant innings against Uttarakhand Mahipal Lomror (Image Credit- Twitter X) Mahipal Lomror, who was a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team in the IPL and represented Rajasthan in domestic cricket, has grabbed media headlines by scoring a triple century in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. It is noteworthy that Uttarakhand is facing Rajasthan in the Elite Group B of Ranji Trophy at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Ground in Dehradun. So in this match, Mahipal, who came to bat at number three in the first innings of Rajasthan, batted brilliantly and played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 300 runs in 360 balls. Also, during this brilliant innings, the player hit 25 fours and 13 brilliant sixes. Apart from this, this is Mahipal’s highest individual score in first class cricket. Earlier, he had scored 133 runs in a match. Before this triple century, Lomror had 16 half-centuries and 7 centuries in his name in first class cricket. 🚨 TRIPLE HUNDRED FOR MAHIPAL LOMROR…!!!! He smashed an Incredible Triple Hundred in just 357 balls in this Ranji Trophy for Rajasthan. – Mahipal Lomor, Take a bow! pic.twitter.com/sHt9U8G3c8 — Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) November 14, 2024 Uttarakhand trailed by 551 runs at the end of the day On the other hand, if we give you information about the match, at the end of the second day, Uttarakhand has scored 109 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in the first innings after 20.3 overs. At present, captain Ravikumar Samarth is out at the crease after scoring 50* runs and Swapnil Singh has scored 17* runs, while Avnish Sudha is out after scoring 5 runs and Priyanshu Khanduri is out after scoring 27 runs. Earlier, Rajasthan had declared the first innings at 660 runs at the loss of 7 wickets after 145.4 overs on the basis of Mahipal’s marathon innings (300*). Apart from Lomror, Karthik Sharma also played a brilliant inning of 113 runs in the match. A partnership of 177 runs was also seen between the two for the fifth wicket, due to which Rajasthan was successful in making this huge score in the first innings. It will be worth watching how Uttarakhand is going to perform in the first innings?
IPL 2025 Mega Auction: 3 main reasons why RCB should include Yuzvendra Chahal back in their team
The experienced spinner has taken 205 wickets in the IPL so far and is the highest wicket taker in this tournament. Yuzvendra Chahal belongs to the breed of disappearing spinners. (Photo Source: BCCI) Many people are eagerly waiting for the mega auction of Indian Premier League 2025. Recently all the franchises have announced their respective lists of retention players. Rajasthan Royals also announced the names of their retained players. The best spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was not included in this list. Let us tell you that Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the best spinners in the Indian Premier League. Not only this, the experienced spinner has taken 205 wickets in the IPL so far and he is the highest wicket taker in this tournament. Yuzvendra Chahal was also a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore team before Rajasthan Royals. The performance of this explosive player has always been very good for Royal Challengers Bangalore and the franchise would definitely like to include him again in their team in the upcoming auction. Today we tell you three main reasons why Yuzvendra Chahal can prove to be one of the important players of RCB in the upcoming season. 1- Yuzvendra Chahal is the highest wicket taker at Chinnaswamy Stadium. Yuzvendra Chahal. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Yuzvendra Chahal started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians in 2013. After this, RCB included him in their team and till 2021, he continuously performed brilliantly for this franchise. Yuzvendra Chahal took 23 wickets in the 2015 season and played an important role in taking his team to the playoffs. RCB was runner up in the 2016 season in which Chahal took 21 wickets. In the 2020 and 2021 seasons, he took a total of 39 wickets. For RCB, this brilliant spinner has taken 139 wickets in 113 matches, out of which he has taken 52 wickets at M Chinnaswamy Stadium which is the home venue of RCB.
KL Rahul left LSG..! These franchises including RCB and CSK want to join the team
According to media reports, KL Rahul has decided to leave Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Kl Rahul (Photo Source: IPL franchises have to submit the list of their retained players by the evening of October 31, 2024. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul has decided to leave the franchise. Lucknow started its journey from the IPL 2022 season, under the captaincy of KL Rahul, he took the team to the playoffs in the first two seasons. But the last season was very disappointing for the franchise, the team finished seventh in the points table. For this reason KL Rahul left Lucknow According to media reports, KL Rahul has decided to leave Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Let us tell you, after the defeat in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad last season, there was a heated argument on the field between Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjeev Goenka and KL Rahul. However, in August this year, Rahul came to Kolkata to meet Sanjeev Goenka, after which it seemed that everything was fine between the two. The LSG owner had also described the cricketer as a part of his family. Let us tell you, before the IPL 2022 mega auction, the franchise had included Rahul in the team for a hefty sum of Rs 17 crore. According to the Times of India report, a source said, LSG was ready to offer Rahul the top retention bracket, but Rahul decided to move on due to personal and professional reasons. At present, there are four franchises that have expressed their interest in him – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. Talking about KL Rahul’s IPL career, he has scored 4,683 runs in 132 matches at an average of 45.47 and strike rate of 134.61. He has scored 4 centuries and 37 half-centuries so far. His highest score in IPL is 132, which he made against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020.
