IPL 2018: RCB happy to retain Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers

Jan 4, 2018 at 8:18 PM

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IPL 2018: RCB happy to retain Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers

Royal Challengers Bangalore settled on Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Sarfaraz Khan on the retention day for 17 crores, 11 crores, and 1.75 crores.

Kohli was a must for RCB as the Indian skipper is best in the country with the bat. Apart from that, he also add value being a captain. However, the most important aspect which favored Kohli was his fan base. He will be paid an amount of Rs 17 Crore.

Coming to AB de Villiers, he was expected to be retained by the franchise. He though left beat Chris Gayle, who has not been retained, to be the only foreign player retained by RCB. The former captain of South Africa will be paid an amount of Rs 11 Crore.

RCB is the only franchise to retain an uncapped player in Sarfraz Khan who didn’t play a single game in the last season as he was ruled out of the tournament before the start due to an injury. In 2016, Khan played five games scoring 66 runs while in 2015, he amassed 111 runs eight innings at a strike rate of 156. 33. Sarfraz is paid Rs 1.75 Crore.

Here is what RCB official said:

“For the 11th season of IPL, we are pleased to retain Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Sarfaraz Khan. Virat has been a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore since the inception of the league, and is the team’s captain – on and off the field. The camaraderie and team work between Virat and AB de Villiers has been the backbone of the team for several seasons and we want to build on that. Sarfaraz is one of the players we believe will rise to great heights, not just in the IPL but in world cricket. We believe that together, Virat, AB de Villers and Sarfaraz embody the ‘play bold andfearless’ outlook that is inherent in RCB, and we are excited to retain them for IPL 2018,” Amrit Thomas, Chief Marketing Officer – Diageo India / Chairman of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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