IPL 2017: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Best Possible XI

The finalists from the previous edition of the Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore were on a dream run and just fell short by one step to make it the perfect story. A day before the player auction this year, they suffered a setback as their spearhead pacer Mitchell Starc opted to pull out of this year’s league to prepare for the ICC Champions Trophy.

They released him immediately from the squad and as a result, there was a void for a fast bowler. They filled that by bringing in Tymal Mills of England by spending a whopping INR 12 crores. He was their costliest buy and the second biggest pick was Aniket Choudhary for INR 2 crores.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore side now looks balanced and here we analyze their best possible combination for the playing XI:

Openers:

Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli

The openers’ slot will feature two of the biggest names in the league, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli. When it comes to power hitting, there is no one who can match the prowess of Gayle. Even though he didn’t play too many games last year, yet his sheer presence makes a lot of difference.

Kohli, on the other hand, had the most amazing time in the last season. He did the impossible of scoring 4 centuries in the tournament and amassed a massive 973 runs in 16 games at an average of 81.08, way ahead of the rest. In the previous years, he used to bat number 3 but he moved up one slot last year which did wonders to him and he is expected to hold on to that spot.