Former South Africa and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star AB de Villiers has provided his list of players he wants the franchise to target during the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction. De Villiers played for RCB for 11 seasons during which they reached the IPL final twice but failed to lift the trophy. De Villiers mentioned that RCB’s high auction purse (Rs 83 crore) will be an advantage for them in the mega auction and urged the franchise to buy out the former star.
“I told you I want a world-class spinner as a priority. Let’s just take Yuzi (Yuzvendra Chahal) back. Let’s stop messing around. Let’s get Yuzi back to RCB where he belongs. He should never have left,” De Villiers said firmly, speaking about his YouTube channel.
De Villiers named four players for whom he believes RCB should definitely go far in the auction: Chahal, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin And Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
“I really like Ashwin. With all this experience, you know what you’re going to get out of it. He can also win your games with bat in hand. Imagine if we get double spins from RR (Rajasthan Royals) to RCB,” De Villiers said.
De Villiers also spoke out for compatriot Kagiso Rabada and urged RCB to target the pacer.
“Let’s take Kagiso Rabada, please. Kagiso Rabada, Yuzi Chahal and then we can think about Ashwin. If we get these three, we will be talking about a winning bowling attack,” said De Villiers.
“I have four priority players and I would spend almost my entire wallet on them. Chahal, Rabada, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashwin. If you don’t get Rabada, choose Mohammed Shami or Arshdeep Singh,” De Villiers said.
RCB enters the auction with a purse of INR 83 crore and three Right to Match (RTM) cards, retaining Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar And Yash Dayal.
The IPL 2025 mega auction will be held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.
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