IPL 2022 Auctions | RCB will break the bank for Rahul Chahar, Jason Holder can be a captaincy option, says Aakash Chopra

The eight IPL existing teams finalized their list of retained players ahead of the 2022 mega auctions and given the four-player limit and purse constraints, there were quite a few notable omissions. RCB, the three-time runners-up, retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj, and rather surprisingly let leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal go, reportedly with the financial deal not striking between the player and the franchise.

“RCB will not get Rashid, they can forget about that,” Chopra said during a Q & A session on his YouTube channel. “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.”

“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.

“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.”