RCB Team
RCB team has been playing in IPL since 2008, but the team has not won the title even once. Whereas the team has had star players like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle. Now in the auction, RCB team has made a big bet to win the title. The team has included 31-year-old Liam Livingstone in its camp by paying a hefty sum of Rs 8.75 crore. Livingstone is known for his explosive batting in T20 cricket and can tear apart any bowling attack.
Can play the role of finisher for RCB
Liam Livingstone has previously played cricket for Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. He has so far scored 939 runs in 39 IPL matches, in which 94 runs is his best score. His strike rate in IPL has been more than 162. He can play the role of finisher for RCB, which Dinesh Karthik used to do till some time back. Apart from this, the most important thing about Livingstone is that he can also bowl part time. He also has 11 wickets in his name in IPL.
Won T20 World Cup title for England
Liam Livingstone was a member of the England team that won the T20 World Cup 2022 title. He also bowled one over against Pakistan in the final. He has scored 881 runs in 55 T20 International matches for England and has also taken 32 wickets from bowling. Apart from this, he has 844 runs in his name in ODI cricket.
RCB had retained three players
The arrival of Liam Livingstone in the RCB team will strengthen their batting. Earlier in the IPL retention, RCB team had retained Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal.
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