RCB impact player options for IPL 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have strategically asserted their squad for IPL 2025, aiming to claim their maiden title. So let’s take a look at RCB impact player options for IPL 2025.
Retaining key players and acquiring the services of reliable players at the auction, RCB managed to craft a balanced team compromising experienced internationals and promising domestic talents.
Here is an overview of RCB’s best playing and the impact players they could use during the Indian Premier League 2025.
Batters: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Tim David
The orange cap winner and the most trusted batters in the history of IPL is the heartbeat of RCB and one cannot think of their playing 11 without their talisman.
Rajat Patidar has emerged as one of the best to take the franchise forward. Patidar, who smashed 395 in 15 matches during IPL 2024 at a strike-rate of 177.13, will be a key player in middle-order for Bengaluru franchise. The new entrant in the squad will immediately be included in playing 11 owing to his capability to change the course of the match at any point of the game.
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma
Salt was one of the reasons behind Kolkata’s success in their winning campaign in IPL 2024. He struck 435 at a whopping strike-rate of 182. The no.2 ranked batter in T20Is will like the surface and shorter boundaries at Chinnaswammy and we can expect another blockbuster season from the Englishman.
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya,
The stand-in captain for England in ODI series against West Indies recently, has shot a 15-ball 50 in an Abu Dhabi T10 league game to once again displayed his power with the bat, while he is also a reliable bowler. Krunal Pandya will provide the team with added support with his all-round skill.
Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, known for his swing, can do wonders for RCB alongside the Aussies Josh Hazlewood at the pitch often provides support to swing bowlers during the initial overs of the match.
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Impact Players of RCB in IPL 2025:
Devdutt Padikkal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam,
Padikkal can jump in when the team requires an additonal batter’s support, while Suyash Sharma and Rasikh Salam can add value with their spin and cutters, respectively.
