Royal Bangalore Challengers Likely To Hold Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell Ahead of IPL Auction: Sources for NDTV

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is set to retain the former captain Virat kohli and Australian all-around athlete Glenn Maxwell, ahead of next year’s big auction, sources familiar with the developments have informed NDTV. All eight existing teams have until November 30 to announce the list of players they will retain. These teams will be allowed to retain up to 4 players. Two of the names to be retained may be from foreign players.

According to a Report on ESPNCricinfo, teams are likely to receive a sum of Rs 90 crore in the upcoming IPL auction.

The report also adds that two new franchises – Lucknow and Ahmedabad, can select three players before the auction after the trial period expires. The combination for these two teams will be two Indians and one foreign player.

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Virat Kohli has decided to step down as captain of the franchise after IPL 2021 ends. RCB will also be without famous South African smasher AB de Villiers from next season, as he announced his retirement from cricket a few days ago.

Kohli is the highest performing man in the history of the franchise and the IPL and he is expected to play a big role in the future, but not the captain. Glenn Maxwell was the star performer for RCB at IPL 2021, as he placed 5th on the running leaderboard for the season, with 513 runs. His ability to spin and strike efficiently means that RCB appreciates him and may not want to take the risk of picking him up again in the auction.