With the retentions getting announced, the IPL is back in the news. Fans are analysing the moves of the franchises as there have been some controversial decisions taken by the teams.

One team that has released some of the high profile names is the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they look to revamp their batting unit. The Bangalore based franchise has released Sarfaraz Khan and traded South Africa&#8217;s wicket keeper batsman <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-mi-buy-quinton-de-kock-from-rcb-in-an-off-season-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Quinton de Kock</a> to Mumbai Indians as well as Mandeep Singh who was involved in a swap deal with Kings XI Punjab as RCB secured Marcus Stoinis&#8217;s services.

Though the most surprising release was of Brendon McCullum. The veteran batsman was purchased by the three-time runners up for a whopping Rs 3.6 crores but failed to impress. He could only muster 127 runs in six innings at a paltry average of early 20s.

With the Kiwi being released RCB will be looking to replace him during the next month&#8217;s auction with some aggressive batsman.

Here we look at 3 players who can replace McCullum

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Wriddhiman-Saha.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-239285" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Wriddhiman-Saha.jpg" alt="Wriddhiman Saha" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-239285" class="wp-caption-text">Wriddhiman Saha of SRH. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The first player in this list is Wriddhiman Saha. The experienced keeper from Bengal has represented several IPL franchises in the past including the Chennai Super Kings and was a part of their title winning campaign in 2011. He is also the first cricketer to score a century in the IPL final when he slammed an unbeaten 115 while plying his trade for the Kings XI Punjab against the Kolkata Knight Riders but unfortunately ended up on the losing side.

He will be an excellent buy for the Royal Challengers Bangalore although the side has Parthiv Patel as a wicketkeeper, Saha can still feature as a specialist batsman and create a platform for the middle-order, a similar role that Brendon McCullum played, and make sure that there isn’t too much pressure on AB De Villiers and Virat Kohli.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Heinrich-Klassen-of-South-Africa.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-224519" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Heinrich-Klassen-of-South-Africa.jpg" alt="Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-224519" class="wp-caption-text">Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The 27-year-old made his debut against India earlier this year and made an immediate impact with a Man of the Match performance in his second appearance. The wicket-keeper batsman played the spinners beautifully in the ODIs against India and was therefore picked as a replacement for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-steve-smith-and-david-warner-will-not-be-available-for-the-entire-season/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Smith</a> by the Rajasthan Royals as the then Australian captain was banned following the ball-tampering controversy in the Newlands Test.

Klaasen, however, wasn’t impressive in the 2018 IPL with just 57 runs in 4 matches. But his last season&#8217;s numbers doesn’t do justice to his talent. With over 1100 runs to his name in 55 matches in 20-over cricket, Klaasen is big hitter and can be an excellent replacement of Brendon McCullum at RCB.

Klaasen&#8217;s ability to play the spinners may prove to be an advantage. Also he might be picked by RCB as there is strong possibility that the tournament is likely to take place in South Africa, owing to general elections in India and can dominate the bowlers hands down if that is the case.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/10/Shimron-Hetmyer-2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-290244" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shimron-Hetmyer-2.jpg" alt="Shimron Hetmyer" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-290244" class="wp-caption-text">Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Shimron Hetmyer will certainly be a million-dollar pick. The 21-year-old can be an excellent addition to RCB&#8217;s  batting line up given his abilities to build an innings.

The 2016 U19 World Cup winning Windies captain was phenomenal in the Carribean Premier League (CPL) this year as he scored 440 runs in 12 matches for the Guyana Amazon Warriors and was the third highest run-getter in the tournament behind Colin Munro and Glenn Philips.

Hetmyer has been in good form for the Windies ever since making his debut in 2017. He was exceptional in the ODI series against India recently and went on to smash a century to end up as the leading run scorer for the Windies in the ODI series.

The youngster could be a perfect replacement for McCullum and can ease off the pressure from <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nick-compton-backs-sourav-ganguly-and-questioned-virat-kohli-the-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> and AB De Villiers in the batting line up. The left-hander could a spur a bidding war on the auction table as a lot of teams could fight for him as he can become an immediate asset to any team.

~Written by Sarthak Karkhanis

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With the retentions getting announced, the IPL is back in the news. Fans are analysing the moves of the franchises as there have been some controversial decisions taken by the teams.
One team that has released some of the high profile names is the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they look to revamp their batting unit. The Bangalore based franchise has released Sarfaraz Khan and traded South Africa’s wicket keeper batsman <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-mi-buy-quinton-de-kock-from-rcb-in-an-off-season-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Quinton de Kock</a> to Mumbai Indians as well as Mandeep Singh who was involved in a swap deal with Kings XI Punjab as RCB secured Marcus Stoinis’s services.
Though the most surprising release was of Brendon McCullum. The veteran batsman was purchased by the three-time runners up for a whopping Rs 3.6 crores but failed to impress. He could only muster 127 runs in six innings at a paltry average of early 20s.
With the Kiwi being released RCB will be looking to replace him during the next month’s auction with some aggressive batsman.
<h3>Here we look at 3 players who can replace McCullum</h3>
<h3>1. Wriddhiman Saha</h3>
<figure id="attachment_239285" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-239285" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Wriddhiman-Saha.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-239285" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Wriddhiman-Saha.jpg" alt="Wriddhiman Saha" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-239285" class="wp-caption-text">Wriddhiman Saha of SRH. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The first player in this list is Wriddhiman Saha. The experienced keeper from Bengal has represented several IPL franchises in the past including the Chennai Super Kings and was a part of their title winning campaign in 2011. He is also the first cricketer to score a century in the IPL final when he slammed an unbeaten 115 while plying his trade for the Kings XI Punjab against the Kolkata Knight Riders but unfortunately ended up on the losing side.
He will be an excellent buy for the Royal Challengers Bangalore although the side has Parthiv Patel as a wicketkeeper, Saha can still feature as a specialist batsman and create a platform for the middle-order, a similar role that Brendon McCullum played, and make sure that there isn’t too much pressure on AB De Villiers and Virat Kohli.
<h3>2. Heinrich Klaasen</h3>
<figure id="attachment_224519" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-224519" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Heinrich-Klassen-of-South-Africa.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-224519" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Heinrich-Klassen-of-South-Africa.jpg" alt="Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-224519" class="wp-caption-text">Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The 27-year-old made his debut against India earlier this year and made an immediate impact with a Man of the Match performance in his second appearance. The wicket-keeper batsman played the spinners beautifully in the ODIs against India and was therefore picked as a replacement for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-steve-smith-and-david-warner-will-not-be-available-for-the-entire-season/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Smith</a> by the Rajasthan Royals as the then Australian captain was banned following the ball-tampering controversy in the Newlands Test.
Klaasen, however, wasn’t impressive in the 2018 IPL with just 57 runs in 4 matches. But his last season’s numbers doesn’t do justice to his talent. With over 1100 runs to his name in 55 matches in 20-over cricket, Klaasen is big hitter and can be an excellent replacement of Brendon McCullum at RCB.
Klaasen’s ability to play the spinners may prove to be an advantage. Also he might be picked by RCB as there is strong possibility that the tournament is likely to take place in South Africa, owing to general elections in India and can dominate the bowlers hands down if that is the case.
<h3>3. Shimron Hetmyer</h3>
<figure id="attachment_290244" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-290244" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/10/Shimron-Hetmyer-2.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-290244" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shimron-Hetmyer-2.jpg" alt="Shimron Hetmyer" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-290244" class="wp-caption-text">Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Shimron Hetmyer will certainly be a million-dollar pick. The 21-year-old can be an excellent addition to RCB’s&nbsp; batting line up given his abilities to build an innings.
The 2016 U19 World Cup winning Windies captain was phenomenal in the Carribean Premier League (CPL) this year as he scored 440 runs in 12 matches for the Guyana Amazon Warriors and was the third highest run-getter in the tournament behind Colin Munro and Glenn Philips.
Hetmyer has been in good form for the Windies ever since making his debut in 2017. He was exceptional in the ODI series against India recently and went on to smash a century to end up as the leading run scorer for the Windies in the ODI series.
The youngster could be a perfect replacement for McCullum and can ease off the pressure from <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nick-compton-backs-sourav-ganguly-and-questioned-virat-kohli-the-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> and AB De Villiers in the batting line up. The left-hander could a spur a bidding war on the auction table as a lot of teams could fight for him as he can become an immediate asset to any team.
~Written by Sarthak Karkhanis
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With the retentions getting announced, the IPL is back in the news. Fans are analysing the moves of the franchises as there have been some controversial decisions taken by the teams.
One team that has released some of the high profile names is the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they look to revamp their batting unit. The Bangalore based franchise has released Sarfaraz Khan and traded South Africa&#8217;s wicket keeper batsman <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-mi-buy-quinton-de-kock-from-rcb-in-an-off-season-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Quinton de Kock</a> to Mumbai Indians as well as Mandeep Singh who was involved in a swap deal with Kings XI Punjab as RCB secured Marcus Stoinis&#8217;s services.
Though the most surprising release was of Brendon McCullum. The veteran batsman was purchased by the three-time runners up for a whopping Rs 3.6 crores but failed to impress. He could only muster 127 runs in six innings at a paltry average of early 20s.
With the Kiwi being released RCB will be looking to replace him during the next month&#8217;s auction with some aggressive batsman.
<h3>Here we look at 3 players who can replace McCullum</h3>
<h3>1. Wriddhiman Saha</h3>
<figure id="attachment_239285" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-239285" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Wriddhiman-Saha.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-239285" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Wriddhiman-Saha.jpg" alt="Wriddhiman Saha" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-239285" class="wp-caption-text">Wriddhiman Saha of SRH. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The first player in this list is Wriddhiman Saha. The experienced keeper from Bengal has represented several IPL franchises in the past including the Chennai Super Kings and was a part of their title winning campaign in 2011. He is also the first cricketer to score a century in the IPL final when he slammed an unbeaten 115 while plying his trade for the Kings XI Punjab against the Kolkata Knight Riders but unfortunately ended up on the losing side.
He will be an excellent buy for the Royal Challengers Bangalore although the side has Parthiv Patel as a wicketkeeper, Saha can still feature as a specialist batsman and create a platform for the middle-order, a similar role that Brendon McCullum played, and make sure that there isn’t too much pressure on AB De Villiers and Virat Kohli.
<h3>2. Heinrich Klaasen</h3>
<figure id="attachment_224519" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-224519" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Heinrich-Klassen-of-South-Africa.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-224519" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Heinrich-Klassen-of-South-Africa.jpg" alt="Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-224519" class="wp-caption-text">Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The 27-year-old made his debut against India earlier this year and made an immediate impact with a Man of the Match performance in his second appearance. The wicket-keeper batsman played the spinners beautifully in the ODIs against India and was therefore picked as a replacement for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-steve-smith-and-david-warner-will-not-be-available-for-the-entire-season/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Smith</a> by the Rajasthan Royals as the then Australian captain was banned following the ball-tampering controversy in the Newlands Test.
Klaasen, however, wasn’t impressive in the 2018 IPL with just 57 runs in 4 matches. But his last season&#8217;s numbers doesn’t do justice to his talent. With over 1100 runs to his name in 55 matches in 20-over cricket, Klaasen is big hitter and can be an excellent replacement of Brendon McCullum at RCB.
Klaasen&#8217;s ability to play the spinners may prove to be an advantage. Also he might be picked by RCB as there is strong possibility that the tournament is likely to take place in South Africa, owing to general elections in India and can dominate the bowlers hands down if that is the case.
<h3>3. Shimron Hetmyer</h3>
<figure id="attachment_290244" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-290244" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/10/Shimron-Hetmyer-2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-290244" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shimron-Hetmyer-2.jpg" alt="Shimron Hetmyer" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-290244" class="wp-caption-text">Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Shimron Hetmyer will certainly be a million-dollar pick. The 21-year-old can be an excellent addition to RCB&#8217;s  batting line up given his abilities to build an innings.
The 2016 U19 World Cup winning Windies captain was phenomenal in the Carribean Premier League (CPL) this year as he scored 440 runs in 12 matches for the Guyana Amazon Warriors and was the third highest run-getter in the tournament behind Colin Munro and Glenn Philips.
Hetmyer has been in good form for the Windies ever since making his debut in 2017. He was exceptional in the ODI series against India recently and went on to smash a century to end up as the leading run scorer for the Windies in the ODI series.
The youngster could be a perfect replacement for McCullum and can ease off the pressure from <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nick-compton-backs-sourav-ganguly-and-questioned-virat-kohli-the-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> and AB De Villiers in the batting line up. The left-hander could a spur a bidding war on the auction table as a lot of teams could fight for him as he can become an immediate asset to any team.
~Written by Sarthak Karkhanis
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RCB will be surely keen on picking these players.

IPL 2019: Three players who can replace Brendon McCullum in RCB squad

Brendon McCullum was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the upcoming season of the IPL and we look at the players who will replace him.