IPL 2021: Team-wise four first-choice overseas players

All the squads have eight overseas players each and thus, there are several permutations and combinations involved.

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7. Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)

1. AB de Villiers– He is arguably the most destructive batsman in the history of the league and his ability to score runs consistently while being quite aggressive is very rare. He has averaged in excess of 44 in each of the last three seasons while striking in excess of 150. ABD even kept wickets last season, but that might not be the case this season and someone like Mohammed Azharuddeen might take up that role.

2. Glenn Maxwell– It is quite surprising how Maxwell managed to attract a higher amount than last season despite his poor performance last season where he scored a meager 108 runs. He was bought by RCB for Rs. 14.25 crores after an intense bidding war with CSK and they will be hoping that his performances outweigh his talent this season. Playing him at the top three might be the way to bring the best out of him, but whether that happens or not remains to be seen.

3. Kyle Jamieson– Jamieson being bought for Rs. 15 crores was possibly the biggest surprise of the auction as he hasn’t quite proven himself as a top T20 player for his country or even in his country’s domestic competition. While his big-hitting talent with the bat and ability to swing the ball and extract bounce due to his height are well known, it is the fact that he hasn’t proven himself as a death bowler that raised question marks over the price tag. RCB will hope that they have invested in the right player to solve their death bowling issues.

4. Daniel Christian– After going unsold in the last two auctions, Dan Christian is back in the IPL and he received quite a hefty bid of Rs. 4.8 crores. He was impressive in the Big Bash as he scored 272 runs at a strike-rate of 182.55 and even picked up 15 wickets from 16 games for Sydney Sixers. He will slot into the lower middle-order and as an experienced player, he will have to take some burden off ABD in terms of finishing the innings while also chipping in with a few overs as a bowler.

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