Before the IPL auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB cut loose a few of their most important players, including Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, and Wanindu Hasaranga, in an effort to strengthen their bowling unit. Surprisingly, the team exceeded their budget by bidding up to INR 20.25 crore for Australia captain Pat Cummins, an all-rounder, even though their budget was just INR 23.25 crore.
the circumstances, former cricketer Aakash Chopra said that RCB would have taken a serious hit had Sunrisers Hyderabad withdrew from the competition. This was because the squad needed more players of quality. He went on to say that the squad would not have benefited from the flat deck at Chinnaswamy and that it would have severely weakened their lineup.
They were adamant that they needed Pat Cummins badly enough to pursue him relentlessly and keep raising the paddle. I clasped my hands and murmured, “Think a little,” as it reached 20 crores. Could you have acquired Pat Cummins for 20 crores and ended up with 23.25 crores? Would he have bowled at both ends? On his YouTube channel, Chopra said.
Their team would have been incredibly poor if they had purchased Pat Cummins, whom they would have obtained for 20 crore if SRH had walked out at that point. He continued, “You would have been hit a lot when you released so many players and if you had picked Pat Cummins on a small Chinnaswamy ground with a flat pitch.”
Because they saved you, send Hyderabad greetings for Christmas and the New Year. Aakash Chopra
Funny enough, Chopra urged RCB to send SRH cards wishing them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year because he feels that the 2016 victors kept the franchise alive by continuing with their Cummins bid. The 46-year-old added that the fact that the RCB chose not to bid on Gerald Coetzee and Mitchell Starc surprised him.
“So, since Hyderabad helped you, offer them greetings for Christmas and the New Year. You were spared because they simply went all out. The fact that they passed on Gerald Coetzee and Mitchell Starc in favor of Pat Cummins struck Chopra as particularly intriguing.
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