NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli-led
Royal Challengers Bangalore
(RCB) bought Australia's limited-overs captain
Aaron Finch for Rs 4.40 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 auction in Kolkata on Thursday. Finch, who had opted out of the 2019 IPL, also attracted a bid from Kolkata Knight Riders, but it was RCB who clinched it in the end to add some more firepower at the top of their batting line-up.
Another big buy at the auction was South African Chris Morris, who was sold for Rs 10 crore to RCB.
Squad size: 21
Retained: Virat Kohli, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Mann, Devdutt Padikkal, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini
Bought (8): Aaron Finch (4.4 crore), Chris Morris (10 crore), Joshua Philippe (20 lakh), Kane Richardson(4 crore), Pavan Deshpande (20 lakh), Dale Steyn (2 crore), Shahbaz Ahamad (20 lakh), Isuru Udana (50 lakh)
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