New Delhi. Royal Challengers Bangalore had not fielded its four big players in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad a day earlier. Since then this decision of the franchise is being criticized. The 4 players who were kept out of the playing-11 against Hyderabad include Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Alzarri Joseph. The total salary received by all these players in this IPL is Rs 47 crore. Former Indian opener Abhinav Mukund took a dig at this issue in a tweet.
The tweet by Abhinav Mukund contained the auction price of those 4 players at which they were bought in the auction. "17.5+11.5+11+7 cr for RCB on the bench." Green was bought by RCB from Mumbai Indians for a huge sum of Rs 17.5 crore through trade, while Joseph was bought for Rs 11.5 crore. On the other hand, Maxwell and Siraj were retained by the team for Rs 11 crore and Rs 7 crore respectively.
17.5+11.5+11+7 crore on the bench for RCB. #RCBvSRH
— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) April 15, 2024
The decision of the RCB team management to exclude such star players has sparked a new debate among fans and experts. Experts have also raised questions on the team management strategy. Some people argue that the presence of these players could have made a significant difference in the outcome of the match.
38 sixes hit in Hyderabad-Bangalore match
This match between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad was high scoring. In this, Sunrisers made the biggest score in IPL history, breaking their own previous record. Hyderabad had scored 287 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs. Travis Head played an innings of 102 runs in 41 balls in this match. During this period, he scored a century in just 39 balls. Apart from him, Heinrich Klaasen also played an inning of 67 runs.
RCB lost the match by 25 runs
Chasing the target of 288 runs, Virat Kohli (42) and Faf Du Plessis (62) gave a good start to RCB. Dinesh Karthik also played a stormy inning of 83 runs in 35 balls. Despite this the team lost the match by 25 runs.
