The RCB team has been playing in the IPL since 2008, but the team has not won the title even once. While the team has star players like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle. Now in the auction, the RCB team has made a huge bet to win the title. The team has inducted 31-year-old Liam Livingstone into their camp by paying a whopping sum of Rs 8.75 crore. Livingstone is known for his explosive batting in T20 cricket and can tear apart any bowling attack.
Can play the role of finisher for RCB
Liam Livingstone has previously played cricket for Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. He has so far scored 939 runs in 39 IPL matches, with 94 being his best score. His strike rate has been more than 162 in IPL. He can play the role of finisher for RCB, which Dinesh Karthik used to play not long ago. Apart from this, the most special thing about Livingstone is that he can also bowl part time. He also has 11 wickets in the IPL.
Won the T20 World Cup title for England
Liam Livingstone was a member of the England team that won the T20 World Cup 2022 title. He also bowled an over against Pakistan in the final. He has scored 881 runs in 55 T20 International matches for England and has also taken 32 wickets while bowling. Apart from this, he has 844 runs in ODI cricket.
RCB retained three players
The arrival of Liam Livingstone in the RCB team will strengthen their batting. Earlier in IPL retention RCB team retained Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal.
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