Before giving the answer to u201cwhom to buyu201d, let's have a look at the RCB's current squad.u201cVirat kohli, AB Devilliers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Marcus stoinis(traded with Mandeep Singh)u201dIPL 2024. Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each teamNow, let's make a best XI out of itOpenersVirat kohli(c)Parthiv patel(wk)Middle orderAb DevilliersMoeen AliMarcus stoinisLower middle orderPawan negiWashington SundarBowlersNathan Coulter NileUmesh yadavYazuvendra chahalMohammed sirajLooking at the team, we findu2026openers are good, but can't say how many matches parthiv will playNo genuine batsman in middle order except ABD very weak middle orderThere isn't any good finisher Very weak lower middle orderBowlers are okay but you can't go with this attack for all the matches, only Chahal and NCN are reliable for the complete tournamentIn the last season what we observed was--The middle order used to collapse after a good start by top order, lost some close encounters while chasingBowlers weren't controlling the runs in death, most of the matches(includes 200+ targets) lost while defendingConclusionsThey need one more good opener who can bat in place of Parthiv if he isn't in form or can replace Virat so that Virat can bat on no. 3 to solidify middle orderNeed one good batsman who they can rely on and one aggressive batsman in the middle orderNeed a good finisher to bat on no. 6 or 7Need a bowler who can bowl in death and 1u20132 good backup bowlersImportant- Amount left for RCB is 18.15 crores and slots available are 10( 8 Indians and 2 overseas).2. Options available are----Openers- Aaron Finch, Gautam Gambhir(currently in good form)Middle order- Shimron hetmyer, Glenn Maxwell, Manoj tiwary, Sam Curran, Axar patelBowlers- Michell Starc, Jaydev unadkat, mustafizur RahmanThis is the man who they must buy.SAM CURRANThis man will be a handy All-rounder and will resolve the problem of the finisher(look at his current form when the batting collapses)I won't consider Starc because looking at his injury history, he can't be available for more than 5 matches.Since they have only two slots for the overseas, they can go with - Curran+Finch or Curran+fizz or Curran+ hetmyer or Curran+MaxwellWhat I suggest--They should go for Sam Curran with Aaron Finch to fill their overseas slots, I'm not considering Hatmyer because he has just played 10u201315 international matches. In 2024. RCB gave a whopping amount to Tymal Mills but he couldn't do anythingFor the middle order, they should buy Axar Patel and Manoj Tiwary(a man who played an important role to make RPS runner in 2024 but couldn't get deserved chances in KXIP)They should buy Gautam Gambhir who can be experimented in place of Parthiv(ABD has to keep gloves)They should buy Unadkat(will be available on a very low price) to improve the death bowlingSam Curran will be their go-to man and they should buy Aaron Finch, Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwary, Axar Patel, and Jaydev Unadkat alongside him.After this, RCB can have a balanced playing XI-Aaron Finch??Parthiv PatelVirat KohliAB de Villiers??Manoj TiwarySam Curran??Washington SundarNathan Coulter Nile??Yazuvendra ChahalUmesh YadavJaydev UnadkatThey will have 7 batting options with matured middle order and 6 bowling options, where Umesh and Sundar can bowl in power play and Unadkat and NCN in death.I hope I have given the right choices and proper reasons for them.Thanks for reading!
