In a major development, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have decided to drop skipper Faf du Plessis and star all-rounder. Glenn Maxwell Ahead of the Indian Premier 2025 (IPL 2025) mega auction.
The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction is expected to be held in late November or early December. Reportedly, the BCCI will allow five or six to be retained this time and the Right to Match (RTM) option will also be brought back once it is withdrawn in the 2021 auction.
Ahead of the auction, all eyes are on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as there are speculations about the franchise looking for a new skipper. Rumored to be on RCB’s radar is KL Rahul to serve as captain. LSG for the past few years.
Recently, Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka during a media interaction said that KL Rahul is an important part of the Super Giants family but denied confirmation of his retention. This further fueled rumors of him leaving the franchise.
Specifically, talks of Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul His exit from the franchise came after he was brutally beaten in the field by Sanjiv Goenka after the loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell will all be dropped from RCB
According to Anandabazar Patrika, Faf du Plessis, who has taken over the management of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will be released before the mega auction.
Faf du Plessis was decent with the bat in the Indian Premier League 2024 as he scored 438 runs in 15 matches at an average of 29.2 and a strike rate of 161.62. However, Proteas star Faf du Plessis is 40 and not getting any younger. So, the mega auction will be an ideal time to look for a new captain for the franchise.
Another key name to be dropped by Royal Challengers Bengaluru is Glenn Maxwell. Australian superstar Glenn Maxwell was sold by RCB for INR 14.25 crore in the IPL 2021 auction. Glenn Maxwell smashed 513 runs in 15 matches that season at a strike rate of 144.10, which led RCB to retain him for INR 11 crore ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction.
However, Glenn Maxwell has been extremely poor with bat and ball in IPL 2024. In 10 matches, he averaged 52 runs at an average of 5.78 and a strike rate of 120.93. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.50 at an economy of 8.06 and a strike rate of 16.00.
The reason for Glenn Maxwell’s release is that the RCB management has two good all-rounders in the squad to be preferred. Will Jacks and Cameron Green all are ready to be retained by the franchise and they will be key members of the team.
Talking more about RCB, they put up a magical performance in IPL 2024 as they won six consecutive matches to enter the playoffs after a poor start. However, they lost the Eliminator to Rajasthan Royals.
