They had a clear strategy: spend a large sum on one player and fill the other three spots with some unknown local talents.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) had a budget of INR 3.25 crore and four slots to fill during the WPL 2025 auction. They had a fairly settled core and did not need to do much in the event.
They had a clear strategy: spend a large sum on one player and fill the other three spots with some unknown local talents. Therefore, RCB-W spent a whopping INR 1.20 crore on Prema Rawat and bought three players – Joshitha VJ, Raghvi Bist and Jagravi Pawar – at their base prices of INR 10 Lakhs.
Players bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the auction
Four cricketers have no limits and RCB-W had no place for foreign stars. They already own the likes of Ellyse Perry, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophie Devine and Sophie Molineux.
Meanwhile, the Indian contingent boasts names like Smriti Mandhana, the captain, Richa Ghosh and Shreyanka Patil. For them, the auction was just about finding ideal substitutes who could come in without reducing quality if they were not available during the next season.
Of its budget of Rs 3.25 crore, RCB-W used only Rs 1.50 crore and still had Rs 1.75 crore left. However, they didn’t feel the need to use it and still completed the entire team.
Overall, their team looks more promising after the WPL 2025 auction. They will re-enter next season as one of the favorites.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru full squad for WPL 2025
Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt, Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ , Raghvi Bist, Jagravi Pawar
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