IPL 2025: Mitch Starc And...? 3 Overseas Stars RCB Will Target During Mega Auction

Anurag Dasgupta

RCB will try and get Starc [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X.Com] RCB will try and get Starc [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X.Com]

The IPL mega auction is just around the corner and the ten teams are geared up to make a strong core ahead of the IPL 2025 season. Every franchise will have a certain player in their minds as they will target that specific cricketer during the mega auction.

The retention list was out last month and almost every team did a terrific job in retaining their core players. However, one of the smartest retentions was done by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). They retained Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal and let go of their ageing foreign players.

However, in the mega auction, they need to build a strong side and for that, the side needs quality overseas stars as well. Hence, we look at 3 overseas superstars RCB will target during the auction.

3) Harry Brook

Why will RCB target Brook?

A controversial pick for the first overseas star on this list, but Brook will be a solid middle-order option for RCB. Unlike the other targets, Marcus Stoinis and Liam Livingstone, he will be a cheaper option and RCB can invest the hfty amount on other potential loopholes.

Plus, Brook will flourish on the smaller Chinnaswamy ground. He is a naturally attacking player and will enjoy batting at Chinnaswamy, which is known as a batters' paradise. Plus, he is a gun fielder as well, something which the modern day T20 cricket demands.

2) Phil Salt

Why RCB needs Salt?

With Dinesh Karthik retired, the wicket-keepers' slot is empty and Salt is the right choice to fill it in. He showed extraordinary skills for KKR in IPL 2024 and with Faf du Plessis also being released, he can bat at the top alongside Virat Kohli.

Plus, he'll be less expensive as compared to some other overseas keepers like Jos Buttler and if RCB are smart enough, they'll try and lure the Englishman in their team.

1) Mitch Starc

Why Mitch Starc will be the right fit for RCB

The homecoming of Mitch Starc will be a brilliant story. He has previously played in two seasons for RCB and knows the setup inside-out. Plus, it has been long overdue that the franchise needs a quality overseas pacer, and Starc could be the answer.

RCB may have to spend considerable amount of money on Starc, but buy investing in him, they will get a genuine match-winner, who will perform when the team needs him the most. This was evident during last season, when he outperformed everyone in the knockout stages.