NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore picked up swashbuckling Liam Livingstone for a whopping Rs 8.75 crore on the not too long ago concluded mega public sale in Jeddah.
In an intense bidding conflict, RCB pipped Chennai Tremendous Kings to safe the providers of England all-rounder after he was not retained by Punjab Kings.
Livingstone not too long ago expressed his pleasure after being picked up by RCB, stating that the staff aligns nicely together with his enjoying fashion.
“The fan base may be very passionate. It is most likely one of many largest franchises in IPL… It’s kind of of a recent begin for me,” Livingstone was quoted as saying by Reuters.
“I feel Bangalore goes to be superb for my sport. It is a bit bit smaller than a few of the stadiums in India, definitely higher than what Punjab was for me. Hopefully, my sport ought to swimsuit that place nicely.”
Livingstone made his IPL debut in 2019 with Rajasthan Royals after which spent the previous three seasons with Punjab Kings, the place he amassed 827 runs.
Thrilled in regards to the alternative at RCB, Livingstone mentioned he’s wanting to play for the franchise, significantly on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, recognized for its shorter boundaries and high-scoring video games.
The 31-year-old additionally reminisced about watching RCB’s legendary batting trio of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, and AB de Villiers on tv.
Now, Livingstone appears to be like ahead to creating an affect alongside Kohli and fellow Englishman Phil Salt, whom RCB signed for ?11.5 crore, as they purpose for his or her maiden IPL title.
“I feel we had a extremely good public sale. We have some good gamers, we picked up fairly cleverly,” he mentioned.
“There’s just a few individuals in that staff I do know very well, so I am fairly excited to get on the market as a gaggle. Enjoying with the likes of Virat goes to be actually cool.”
