RCB will break the bank for Rahul Chahar in mega auction: Aakash Chopra

According to former India cricketer and now commentator Aakash Chopra, Royal Challengers Bangalore will aim to get Rahul Chahar in the mega auction. He also added that the franchise will break their bank in order to buy the leg spinner.

RCB has retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj for the upcoming seasons. After not retaining their star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, the side will be keen on filling in his place. Chopra feels that Chahal might not make it to the auction and in that case, Chahar will be instrumental for the team at their home ground Chinnaswamy stadium

“RCB will not get Rashid, they can forget about that. Instead, they will go after Rahul Chahar, big time. No spinners apart from leg spinners work at the Chinnaswamy stadium. He also bowls a lot quicker in the air. Ravi Bishnoi is also an option, but I’m thinking Rahul Chahar, they will break the bank for him. Chahal might not make it to the auctions,” Chopra said during a Q & A session on his YouTube channel.

For RCB, Jason Holder is also an option for captaincy: Aakash Chopra

Virat Kohli had announced that he would not lead the side for the upcoming seasons. Owing to this the three-time IPL finalists are in search of a potential name who can fill in Kohli’s shoes. According to Chopra West Indies all-rounder, Jason Holder is a good alternative for captaincy for the RCB.

“For RCB, Jason Holder is also an option for captaincy. They need to buy a new captain and it could be Holder. When I think about the pitch over there and other things, I think Holder could be a valuable player. He does well in all the teams,” Chopra added.

IPL 2022 is all set to welcome two new teams. Chopra opened on the probable captaincy options for the new entrants. He said, “Teams ideally go towards Indian captains, so the obvious captaincy candidates for the two new teams are KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer. But KL Rahul and Warner are also a possibility. Apart from them, I don’t see anybody. Don’t see teams picking Ishan Kishan or R Ashwin for captaincy.”