Srinagar: Former India Cricketer Aakash Chopra has made a huge claim about Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) during IPL 2024 auction.
Chopra predicted that RCB is going to spend a huge amount to acquire one among Mitchell Starc, Gerald Coetzee and Pat Cummins at the IPL 2024 auction.
Earlier RCB released Josh Hazlewood, David Willey and Wayne Parnell ahead of the auction and has Reece Topley as the only overseas pacer in their squad. They have a remaining purse of ₹23.25 crore and can buy a maximum of six players, including three foreigners.
“Which bowlers will they go towards? Because they have money, I feel they will break the bank. They need one big bowler. The three options available are Mitchell Starc, Gerald Coetzee and Pat Cummins,” Chopra said in a Youtube video.
“They will go all out for one of those three. Three teams will go absolutely all-out. One is Chennai (CSK), the second is KKR and the third is RCB”.
“So you can find those three fast bowlers between these three teams. Any of those three could land in the Bangalore team but it will come at a huge cost.”
Aakash Chopra pointed out that the RCB won’t have the option to reacquire Wanindu Hasaranga.
“We did a mock auction on Jio, and it seemed like the fast bowlers could even go for 16-17 crores. If it goes till there, you won’t have much money left. Then the Wanindu Hasaranga dream will remain a dream as you won’t even have five to six crores to spend.”