IPL 2025: AI selects RCB’s 18-member team, Chahal returns, this player becomes captain
RCB is going to enter the auction with a purse of Rs 83 crore. RCB (Photo Source: Getty Images) Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have retained Virat Kohli (21 crore), Rajat Patidar (11 crore) and Yash Dayal (5 crore). The franchise has released players like Faf du Plessis, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, and Will Jacques. RCB is going to enter the auction with a purse of Rs 83 crore. The IPL 2025 mega auction will take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Which players will Royal Challengers Bangalore target and what will be the final squad? RCB fans are very excited for this. Meanwhile, CricTracker asked AI to generate an 18-man squad for RCB ahead of the auction. Let us tell you which players have got a place in the AI generated team. KL Rahul is the captain of AI generated RCB team The 18-member AI generated Royal Challengers Bangalore team also includes KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal, who have previously been part of the franchise. Apart from this, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Marcus Stoinis, Washington Sundar and Liam Livingstone are also part of the team. batsman allrounder spinner fast bowler Virat Kohli marcus stoinis Karan Sharma Mohammad Siraj Faf du Plessis washington beautiful Yuzvendra Chahal Yash Dayal devon conway liam livingstone Reece Topley Mahipal Lomror sky lamp Rajat Patidar Arshdeep Singh Rahul Tripathi trent bolt KL Rahul (Captain) RCB Director of Cricket said this before the auction According to India Today, before the upcoming mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket Mo Bobat said, We are all well aware of the need to establish a strong Indian core for our team heading into the 2025 IPL season, and we feel our retentions are an important step in the right direction. It’s great to see Virat continuing his long-term association with RCB, I’m sure the new group of players will benefit greatly from him. It is also great to retain both Rajat and Yash, two excellent players who offer unique skills and abilities. We have now started preparations for our auction while retaining top Indian talent. We also have three RTMs and a good purse. This should be fun!
Faf du Plessis’s uproar in the eliminator of Major League Cricket, internet blasted with this video
Faf Du Plessis scored another half-century in the Eliminator (MLC Eliminator) match against defending champions Mumbai Indians New York (MI New York) on 25 July. Faf du Plessis (Source X) Texas Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis continues his tremendous form in Major League Cricket 2024. Faf Du Plessis scored another half-century in the Eliminator match against defending champions Mumbai Indians New York (MI New York) on 25 July. As a result, Texas Super Kings won by 9 wickets against MI New York. Rashid Khan played a brilliant innings for Mumbai Indians New York Rashid Khan (55 off 30 balls, 4 fours, 4 sixes) played a brilliant half-century for Mumbai Indians New York (MI New York), who batted first in the match, and scored 163 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Along with Rashid, only Menank Patel (48) and Shayan Jahangir (26) performed brilliantly in the Mumbai Indians New York innings. Among the Texas Super Kings bowlers, Marcus Stoinis and Aaron Hardy took 2-2 wickets. Whereas, Zia-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmed and Bravo got one wicket each. Captain Faf du Plessis again played a fiery innings After this, Texas Super Kings came out to chase this target. Openers Du Plessis (72) and Devon Conway (51 not out off 43 balls; 3 fours, six) showed their strength and the team registered a thumping win for the loss of one wicket in 18.3 overs. Aaron Hardy, who performed excellently with the ball, also performed excellently with the bat, he scored an unbeaten 40 runs in 22 balls which included 3 fours, 2 sixes. Du Plessis played an innings of 72 runs with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes in 47 balls, which proved to be decisive in the team’s victory. Watch video FAF DU PLESSIS – THE LEGEND OF THE SUPER KINGS FAMILY. – 72 (47) with 6 fours and 3 sixes in the Eliminator against MI New York in the MLC. The captain at the age of 40 keeps getting better.pic.twitter.com/GrURm0QS7U — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 25, 2024 With the win in this match, the Super Kings have qualified for the Challenger match. Washington Freedom and San Francisco Unicorns will compete in the qualifier match on July 26. The Super Kings will play the Challenger match against the team that loses this match. The winner of the qualifier and the winner of the challenger game will be decided in the final on July 28. Du Plessis’ score in MLC 2024 (7 innings with a strike rate of 168.16) 14(14 balls) 100(58 balls) 34(17 balls) 61(38 balls) 55(32 balls) 39(17 balls) 72(47 balls)
CPL 2024: St Lucia Kings sign Faf du Plessis and Heinrich Klaasen
With the addition of Heinrich Klaasen to Saint Lucia Kings, the team’s batting lineup has now become even stronger. Faf Du Plessis (Picture Source-X) St Lucia Kings have confirmed their retained players ahead of the Caribbean Premier League 2024 draft. They have confirmed the names of 12 players who will be seen playing in 2024. The draft for this great tournament is to be held in July and now they have to include 5 players in their team. Let us tell you, Faf du Plessis and Heinrich Klaasen will be seen playing for St Lucia Kings in CPL 2024. Both these players are counted among the aggressive batsmen in the T20 format. With the joining of Heinrich Klaasen in Saint Lucia Kings, the batting lineup of the team has now become even stronger. Kings also have many excellent bowlers who will be seen making their mark in the upcoming season. Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed, Namibia’s fast bowler all-rounder David VJ and Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa will also be seen playing for St Lucia Kings in CPL 2024. Not only this, there are many great players from West Indies who will be seen playing for the Kings in the upcoming season. Johnson Charles, Alzari Joseph, Roston Chase, Matthew Ford, Khary Pierre have all returned to the team. Not only this, young players Shadrack Descarte and McKenny Clarke have also been retained by St. Lucia Kings. Heinrich Klaasen and Faf du Plessis are all set to make their mark in CPL 2024 In the Indian Premier League 2024, Heinrich Klaasen performed very well for Sunrisers Hyderabad and led his team to the finals. Under the captaincy of Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers Bangalore confirmed their place in the playoffs. Heinrich Klaasen scored 479 runs in 16 matches in the Indian Premier League 2024 at an average of around 40, which included four half-centuries. Talking about Faf du Plessis, he scored 438 runs in 15 matches. Both the players are in very good form at the moment. St. Lucia Kings have not won the CPL trophy even once so far, but the team will definitely want to win it by performing well in the upcoming season. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
IPL 2024: Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli expressed gratitude to the 12th man army for their great support
RCB’s IPL journey has ended after losing by 4 wickets in the eliminator match. RCB (Image Credit- Twitter X) IPL 2024 was very exciting for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). RCB, which won only 1 match out of the first 8 matches, qualified for the playoffs by winning 6 matches in a row. During this time, the team was also supported a lot by RCB fans. However, in the eliminator match, RCB had to face defeat against Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets, and their IPL journey came to an end. So now team captain Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli have thanked the fans for the support they received from the fans during RCB’s entire IPL journey. Both have expressed gratitude towards 12th man army. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli expressed gratitude Let us tell you that after RCB’s defeat in the eliminator match, Faf du Plessis said – Considering the position we were in in the points table, the last 6 matches have been very special. When you do something so special, your expectation is to do something special. We were at the bottom half of the IPL season, but still you could hear slogans from the fans in the stadium and in every match. Faf further said- Once you get momentum, you start running. I’m so grateful for the incredible fan base. But the sad thing is that we will not be able to perform in the last two matches to win the trophy. But when we look at our season and where we were and where we finished the tournament, I’m proud of the players on the team. So further, Kohli said for the RCB fan base – This season was completely as it happens, there was no different. We are very grateful to the fans and will always be grateful for it. The way the fans support us not only in Bengaluru but all over the country is amazing. They come in large numbers to watch the matches. So, thank you very much for their support and well wishes.
IPL 2024: “Losing hurts, I trust the boys…” – AB de Villiers tweeted this after RCB’s defeat in the Eliminator
As a fan, I am proud of the boys for giving us confidence – AB de Villiers AB de Villiers and RCB Team (Photo Source: X/BCCI/IPL) Even in this season of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s dream of winning the trophy has been shattered. The team reached the playoffs with 14 points after winning 6 out of the last 6 matches of the league stage round. But then in the eliminator, the team had to face defeat by 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals. Batting first in this match, RCB was able to score only 172 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. Rajasthan chased the target with one over remaining. Former player AB de Villiers has given a big statement regarding the team’s performance after the defeat. I am proud of the boys- AB de Villiers After Royal Challengers Bangalore’s defeat in the eliminator, AB de Villiers said that the team will definitely come back next season and win the trophy. De Villiers tweeted on social media, ‘Losing always hurts. But as a fan, I’m proud of the boys for keeping us believing, even when all hope seemed lost in early May. I am sure RCB will come back stronger next year and bring home the title. It’s always painful to lose. But as a fan, I’m proud of the boys for making us believe, even when all hope seemed lost at the start of May. i’m sure #RCB will come back stronger next year and bring home that elusive title. #IPL2024 — AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) May 22, 2024 Veteran South African player AB de Villiers was commentating on GeoCinema yesterday (22 May). AB de Villiers was very disappointed when Rovman Powell hit the winning shot to take Rajasthan Royals to Qualifier-2. Whose pictures are becoming quite viral. AB De Villiers was heartbroken when RCB lost in the Eliminator 💔 pic.twitter.com/rCw0jJOPl4 —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 23, 2024 in ahmedabad RCB players gave guard of honour to Dinesh Karthik Dinesh Karthik had said even before the start of IPL 2024 that this is his last season. After the defeat in the eliminator, Karthik thanked the fans by raising his gloves, after which the RCB players also gave him a guard of honor. During this, Dinesh Karthik became very emotional. Karthik can now be seen entertaining the fans from the commentary panel next season.
VIDEO: Rovman Powell took an amazing catch while diving, RCB captain Faf du Plessis lost his wicket cheaply.
Faf du Plessis was able to score 17 runs in 14 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six. Rovman Powell and Faf du Plessis (Photo Source: X/Twitter) IPL 2024, RR vs RCB: Rovman Powell takes stunning catch: The eliminator match of IPL 2024 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson has decided to bowl first after winning the toss, which seems to be proving right. Bengaluru has lost the wickets of both the openers at the score of 56. RCB captain Faf du Plessis lost his wicket in the fifth over of the innings due to a brilliant catch by Rovman Powell. And the team got its first blow on the score of 37. Faf du Plessis lost his wicket against Trent Boult The fifth over of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s innings was bowled by Trent Boult. Only three runs were scored in the first three balls of the over. On the fourth ball, Faf du Plessis tried to hit a powerful shot while pulling, but Rovman Powell took a brilliant diving catch at deep mid-wicket, and gave the team the first success. RCB captain Faf du Plessis was able to score 17 runs in 14 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six. Watch the video of Rovman Powell’s brilliant catch here- Rovman Powell, you beauty ↓ Sheer brilliance to lift 🆙 his side 🩷#RCB lose their skipper! Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia #TATAIPL , #RRvRCB , #Eliminator , #TheFinalCall pic.twitter.com/7oEofIN4DG — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2024
‘Special Night, Special Group’- Faf du Plessis posted a special post on social media for the team including Virat Kohli
RCB captain Faf du Plessis expressed happiness over his team’s remarkable performance in the ongoing IPL. RCB vs CSK (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) RCB team has now reached the playoffs after winning by 27 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL tournament match held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In a do or die match, Chennai team won the toss and chose bowling. At one time the threat of rain was looming over the match. At the same time, RCB team, who came to bat first, scored 218 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs with the help of Virat Kohli’s 47 runs, Faf du Plessis’s 54 runs, Rajat Patidar’s 41 runs and Cameron Green’s unbeaten 38 runs. While chasing the target of 219 runs, Chennai Super Kings suffered a huge blow by losing two wickets when the team’s total became 19 runs. Rachin Ravindra scored 61 runs in just 37 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes, while on the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja scored 44 runs in just 22 balls with the help of three sixes and three fours. However, due to the brilliant bowling attack of the RCB team, the Chennai team ultimately had to face defeat by a margin of 27 runs. In this match, Chennai had to score 201 runs to enter the playoffs, but it could only score 191 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Faf du Plessis praised the team RCB captain Faf du Plessis expressed happiness over his team’s remarkable performance in the ongoing IPL. Speaking on the ongoing season, Du Plessis mentioned how proud he was of everyone for making the impossible happen, describing the evening and the group of players as fantastic. It is noteworthy that RCB’s season was initially looking disappointing after winning only one match out of its first eight matches. However, the team then won six consecutive games to finish the league stage with 14 points. Let’s see what Faf du Plessis posted on RCB reaching the playoffs That was so much fun… Everyone is proud of the way we made the impossible possible. Special night, special group, now waiting for the next match.
“That scary dream was coming again when Dhoni…”- This was the condition of Yash Dayal after hitting a six on the first ball.
Deep inside I knew that something good would happen this time – Yash Dayal Yash Dayal (Photo Source: Yash Dayal has taken Royal Challengers Bangalore to the playoffs by defending 17 runs in the final over of the last match of the league stage against Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni hit a long six of 110 meters on the very first ball of the over. After which Yash Dayal backed himself and dismissed Dhoni on the very next ball. Then Yash bowled the last two dot balls against Jadeja. After his amazing bowling against CSK, Yash Dayal has made a big revelation about his conversation with his mother and what was going on in his mind during the last over. I knew something good would happen this time – Yash Dayal After taking Royal Challengers Bangalore to the playoffs, Yash Dayal first called his mother to know her well-being. Because Yash had an idea of how worried his mother must have been while watching the match. Yash Dayal called his mother after the final over and asked, “How are you feeling…?” Yash Dayal again revealed about bowling the last over against Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja. He told that when Dhoni hit a six on the first ball, he was reminded of those 5 sixes of Rinku Singh. When playing for Gujarat Titans, he was not able to defend 28 runs in the last over. Yash Dayal while talking to PTI said, ‘That scary dream was coming again when Dhoni hit a six on the first ball. But deep inside I knew that something good would happen this time. All this is the result of his hard work, full credit goes to him, God has been kind. Royal Challengers Bangalore will play the eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals on May 22 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
After the RCB vs CSK match, this decision of Captain Faf is being praised a lot, read the big news.
RCB has qualified for the playoffs of IPL 2024. Yash Dayal and Faf du Plessis (Image Credit- Twitter Yesterday on May 18, the 68th match of the ongoing IPL was played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings (RCB vs CSK). Let us tell you that in this match, while chasing the target of 219 runs given by RCB, CSK needed 17 runs in the last over to make it to the playoffs. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja were present on strike from CSK side, while fast bowler Yash Dayal came to bowl this over from RCB side. However, after hitting a 110-metre six on the first ball bowled to Dhoni, Dayal not only dismissed Dhoni on the next ball, but also conceded only 1 run on the next five balls and played an important role in taking his team to the playoffs. On the other hand, in the match, Faf du Plessis, who played captaincy for RCB and scored 54 runs and also took two excellent catches, was given the Player of the Match award. So after receiving this award, Faf showed such a gesture which is now being praised a lot. This gesture of Faf du Plessis is being praised Let us tell you that after the end of the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, Faf du Plessis said during the post match – It was obvious in the match that they (CSK) had come a little close. MS Dhoni was there, so he was determined not to let it go. He (Yash Dayal) has bowled like this many times, but this day was very difficult for the bowlers. Faf further said- I dedicate my player of the match award to Yash Dayal. The way he bowled tonight was incredible. A team player who was completely new to the role bowled well under pressure, and deserves POTM.
“I thought today would be my last day…”- Dinesh Karthik won everyone’s heart with his words in the dressing room.
I thought today would be my last day, so I had called 26 members of my family – Dinesh Karthik. Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Dinesh Karthik Soul-touching Speech Wins Netizens Heart: Royal Challengers Bangalore has become the fourth team to qualify for the playoffs this season by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the last match. In the match, RCB, batting first, scored 218 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. CSK had to score 201 runs to seal their place in the playoffs, but while chasing the target, the team could only score 191 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. After the victory, Dinesh Karthik, who is playing his last IPL season. He has given a motivational speech in front of his teammates and support staff in the dressing room, which is being liked a lot. I had called 26 members of my family- Dinesh Karthik RCB had lost 7 out of the first 8 matches. Due to which Dinesh Karthik had decided that the last match of the league stage round against CSK would be the last match of his career. And he had called 26 members of his family to watch the match. But something very different and special has happened than what Dinesh Karthik had thought. Giving a speech on the video shared by Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dinesh Karthik said, ‘Boys played a great game. We must go back a little in time. three weeks ago I made this decision – 8 games, lost 7, I thought, okay? Today will be my last day, so I had called 26 of my family members. It seems that Virat has given me a lot of grief for this. I thought today would be my last day, and I would say goodbye to everyone, and all that work would be done. But, they have progressed a lot, and they realized that I can play some more games. Eloquent, Cheeky and Funny: DK’s Dressing Room Masterclass ↓ “We have within our grasp, to do something, where people will remember us for many many decades. They’ll say wow, that RCB team was special.”#PlayBold #நமம்RCB #IPL2024 #RCBvCSK pic.twitter.com/nmcuz1JeQB — Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 19, 2024 They will say wow, that RCB team was special – Dinesh Karthik Dinesh Karthik also said that RCB now has that opportunity due to which people will remember them for decades. He said at the end of the video, ‘I think today is really special, a lot of things happened opposite to what you want to start with. Like the toss Faf, that was rubbish mate. It is within our power to do something by which people will remember us for many decades. They will say wow, that RCB team was special.