IPL 2023: Predicted XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the season

    RCB will be eager to lift their maiden IPL title.

    Middle-order: Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed

    Dinesh Karthik
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    Rajat Patidar operates as a right-handed batsman for RCB and was retained by the franchise ahead of the mini-auction. He played 12 games for the franchise in the last season where he proved his worth by scoring 404 runs at an average of 40.1. Patidar scored 1 century and 2 fifties to his name. RCB also went on to retain the all-rounder Mahipal Lomror ahead of the mini-auction.

    The 23-year-old cricketer has played 18 games in the IPL wherein he scored 267 runs and took one wicket to his name. He will be looking forward to making his presence count in the next season. On the other hand, Dinesh Karthik has been the best wicketkeeper-batsman for RCB in the last few years. He has a truckload of experience in the IPL wherein he played 229 games.

    The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman scored 4376 runs at an impeccable strike rate of 132.6. Dinesh Karthik scored 20 fifties to his name. Shahbaz Ahmed who operates as an all-rounder will surely have his say in the next season. Having been part of the IPL since 2020, he scored 279 runs and took 13 wickets to his name, registering his personal best bowling figures of 3/7.

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