In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were hoping to acquire prominent Australian players such as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, but they had to make do with less desirable targets. While RCB engaged in a bidding war for both Starc and Cummins, other teams eventually outbid them for the two highly sought-after Australian players, so they were forced to make do with Lockie Ferguson and Alzarri Joseph. Even though Kartik Tyagi, an uncapped Indian pacer, was out of the picture, RCB was only able to sign Yash Dayal, a former Gujarat Titans pacer. Fans were offended by RCB’s bowling unit for the upcoming season, so they unleashed some amusing “expectations vs. reality” memes on social media. Scroll down to read RCB Faces Brutal Trolling After Their Bowling Attack.
RCB Faces Brutal Trolling After Their Bowling Attack
Before the auction, RCB released players including Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Harshal Patel. Most supporters’ high expectations were dashed when they saw how RCB’s bowling attack performed in the IPL 2024 compared to the IPL 2023.
Fans were offended by RCB’s bowling unit for the upcoming season, so they unleashed some amusing “expectations vs. reality” memes on social media.
Tuesday, December 19, saw Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) suffer the wrath of their fans following an inadequate IPL 2024 auction. The Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai served as the venue for the event.
Mo Bobat, Director of Cricket at RCB, remarked, “I believe that we should express our interest in Alzarri and give him a fair go since, as a player, we like him right now. He bowls quickly and has a high release point, which gives him bounce. We are aware that bounce counts at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Plus, he’s got amazing death skills. After the franchise managed to sign Joseph for a sum of INR 11.5 crore. You look at his record and he’s stacked up against anyone at the death.”
He also participates in regular international cricket matches for teams all across the world. He is therefore able to adjust to different surfaces and situations. Furthermore, the captain also has a great deal of familiarity with him. He continued, “Therefore, (skipper) Faf (du Plessis) and him have a really good relationship, and they have a real trusted dynamic.”
Yash Dayal famously gave up five straight sixes to Rinku Singh of the Kolkata Knight Riders during the IPL 2023 season. Nonetheless, Bobat was overjoyed to acquire the left-arm pacer.
Therefore, Yash Dayal checks a lot of boxes for us—a slightly different pick in that regard. “We enjoy how he moves the ball up front and the angle of his left arm. To support players like Alzarri, we want to make sure we have the appropriate pool of domestic bowlers,” Bobat stated.
“Of course, we also have Cameron Green. Thus, we believe we have a fairly well-balanced and diverse attack. Additionally, from the standpoint of tempo bowling, we want to make sure that every time we go to the field, we have variety. As a result, we have adequate bounce, velocity, and a left-arm angle. Up front is champion swing bowler Mohammed Siraj. Thus, we’re building up our weapons to face the adversary,” the Englishman continued.
