New Delhi, India

On Friday (December 23), lives of many cricketers changed for the good during the IPL 2023 mini-auction, held in Kochi. While some superstar cricketers were expected to fetch big deals, many uncapped players also made a mark and were bought in the auction. Talking about the Virat Kohli-starrer Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the three-time runners-up did some smart shopping and added some handy players.

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RCB had a quiet auction and began slowly. They had a steady progress and added the likes of Will Jacks (Rs 3.20 crore), Himanshu Sharma, and Reece Topley (Rs 1.9 crore), etc. -- all coming into their line-up with decent deals. They didn't spend handsomely on any player and, hence, ended the auction proceedings with a remaining purse of Rs 1.75 crore (INR 17.5 million). 

Also read: IPL auction 2023: Full list of sold players with price

Full squad of RCB for IPL 2023

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Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Finn Allen, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Will Jacks, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Reece Topley, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh

Remaining purse: 

Having finished IPL 2022 at the third spot, the Faf du Plessis-led RCB will like to go the distance this time around with their core group intact along with some value additions in the form of Reece Topley and Jacks (who can be a backup for Glenn Maxwell).