Royal Challengers Bangalore has opted to release several foreign players, among them Josh Hazlewood and Wanindu Hasaranga. Notably, Harshal Patel, despite his past successes with the team, has not been retained.Faf du Plessis will look after the leadership role, and the team’s batting strategy will center around the trio of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell.
Despite having many superstar players over the years, RCB has never won any trophy in the history of IPL. Before Faf du Plessis, Kohli was the captain of the side but the result never came in the favour of the team.Last year the team played 14 matches and managed to win seven only and finished the tournament with 14 points at sixth position.
Players Retained: Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Vyshak Vijaykumar
Players Released: Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav
Players Traded Out: Shahbaz AhmedPlayers traded in: Mayank Dagar
