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Virat Kohli will captain RCB in IPL 2018.IANS

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have chosen a 24-member squad for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Virat Kohli will captain the side.

IPL Squads: CSK | SRH | KXIP | KKR | DD | MI | RR

At the players auction in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28, RCB invested Rs 7.4 crore on England all-rounder Chris Woakes. He was their costliest buy.

The Bangalore franchise was always lacking in bowling reserves. They depended on their explosive batsmen to deliver. However, at times, they were let down by the bowling unit. This time around they have strengthened the bowling.

Young offspinner Washington Sundar has been signed up along with Umesh Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, M Ashwin, Navdeep Saini and others.

Full list of players sold at auction

Chris Gayle won't be a part of RCB squad this time. So is local boy KL Rahu. Both the players were signed up by Kings XI Punjab.

Here is the complete squad of RCB for IPL 2018

Total squad members - 24; Batsmen - 6; Bowlers - 9; Wicketkeepers - 2; All-rounders - 7; Overseas players - 8

Players retained - 3; Players bought at auction - 21

Costliest player - Virat Kohli (Rs 17 crore). Top buy at auction - Chris Woakes - Rs 7.4 crore

Money spent - Rs 79.85 crore. Funds remaining - Rs 15 lakh

  1. Virat Kohli (Batsman) - Rs 17 cr (Retained)
  2. AB de Villiers (Batsman) (South Africa) - Rs 11 cr (Retained) - Overseas
  3. Sarfaraz Khan (Batsman) - Rs 3 cr (Retained)
  4. Chris Woakes (All-rounder) (England) - Rs 7.4 cr - Overseas
  5. Yuzvendra Chahal (Legspinner) - Rs 6 cr
  6. Umesh Yadav (Fast bowler) - Rs 4.2 cr
  7. Brendon McCullum (Batsman) (New Zealand) - Rs 3.6 cr - Overseas
  8. Washington Sundar (All-rounder) - Rs 3.2 cr
  9. Navdeep Saini (Fast bowler) - Rs 3 cr
  10. Quinton de Kock (Wicketkeeper) (South Africa) - Rs 2.8 cr - Overseas
  11. Mohammed Siraj (Fast bowler) - Rs 2.6 cr
  12. Nathan Coulter-Nile (Fast bowler) (Australia) - Rs 2.2 cr - Overseas
  13. Colin de Grandhomme (All-rounder) (New Zealand) - Rs 2.2 cr - Overseas
  14. M Ashwin (Legspinner) - Rs 2.2 cr
  15. Parthiv Patel (Wicketkeeper) - Rs 1.7 cr
  16. Moeen Ali (All-rounder) (England) - Rs 1.7 cr - Overseas
  17. Mandeep Singh (Batsman) - Rs 1.4 cr
  18. Manan Vohra (Batsman) - Rs 1.1 cr
  19. Pawan Negi (All-rounder) - Rs 1 cr
  20. Tim Southee (Fast bowler) (New Zealand) - Rs 1 cr - Overseas
  21. Kulwant Khejroliya (Fast bowler) - Rs 85 lakh
  22. Aniket Choudhary (Fast bowler) - Rs 30 lakh
  23. Pavan Deshpande (All-rounder) - Rs 20 lakh
  24. Anirudha Joshi (All-rounder) - Rs 20 lakh
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