IPL 2023 Auction: 2 Players RCB may target in IPL 2023 Auction: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ended their last IPL season in fourth place as they got knocked out of the tournament in the second eliminator. RCB lost the eliminator to Rajasthan Royals (RR) and marked an end to their encouraging campaign.?



Bangalore had a formidable squad in the Tata IPL 2022 and they have held most of the players from the squad for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. In the recent player retention, RCB has retained a majority of its players. Their list of released players contains just five players - Jason Behrendorff (traded), Sherfane Rutherford, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Luvnith Sisodia.



Although the franchise doesn?t have a lot of gaps to fill in the IPL 2023 Auction, it will certainly look to bag some steal deals to add more firepower to the settled squad. RCB has INR 8.75 Crore of purse value left to spend on the players during the upcoming IPL 2023 Auction, which will be held on December 23.



This article will lead you through IPL 2023 Auction: 2 Players RCB may target in IPL 2023 Auction.



<h2>2 Players RCB may target in IPL 2023 Auction</h2>



<h3>Joshua Little:</h3>



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Ireland?s young left-arm seamer Joshua Little has taken the cricketing world by storm following an outrageous bowling display in the recently completed T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Little, was amongst the top wicket-takers in the tournament with 11 scalps at an economy of under 7.



The pacer has a knack for bowling in every phase of the innings with matching precisions. He can be lethal at the powerplay and can deliver an over or two in the middle phase as well. His death bowling has been simply impeccable.?



Notably, RCB doesn?t have a lot of death bowlers in its squad. The franchise has struggled more often than not in the death overs. Harshal Patel, their only specialist death-over bowler, has found it tricky to get into the groove.&nbsp;



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<h3>Nicholas Pooran:</h3>



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Previously played for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Nicholas Pooran has now become a free agent after SRH decided to release him ahead of the Tata IPL 2023 Auction. Although the stats don?t clearly justify the power Pooran possesses, the cricketer has scored a little over 900 runs so far in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 47 matches at a strike rate of 151.24.



In the last season of the tournament, RCB had the services of Glenn Maxwell in the middle order. However, the Aussie all-rounder has sustained an injury and there is no clarity on his IPL participation. It will be an issue for RCB if Maxwell fails to recover on time for the IPL 2023.



In such a case, Nicholas Pooran can provide a balance to the RCB squad with his blistering batting performances. The Caribbean cricketer has all the abilities in the world to power his team to a massive total in no time.&nbsp;



RCB might take a look at Nicholas Pooran at the IPL 2023 Auction as a batting cover for Glenn Maxwell.



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IPL 2023 Auction: 2 Players RCB may target in IPL 2023 Auction

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The TATA IPL 2023 is a big box of entertainment. The motto of the league is ?Where Talent Meets Opportunity.? Based on the same lines, the TATA IPL teams had bought players from all the different T20I playing nations. So, from Ireland to Zimbabwe, from Afghanistan to the Netherlands, if you do well in international cricket, you are bound to get recognition. And this recognition leads to you getting picked for the TATA IPL. Here is a look at all the players from the smaller cricket nations that have impressed in the TATA IPL 2023:



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sikander Raza plays for the Punjab Kings in TATA IPL 2023:</h2>



Sikander has played 6 games for the Punjab Kings this season. He might have not made a huge impact but has certainly impressed. He also managed to score a 50. In the 6 games that he has played, he has scored 128 runs at an average of 25.6. But his strike rate is mighty impressive as he is striking at 150.77. The Punjab Kings have found a good middle-order batter for themselves in the form of Raza. He also finished two games for them, by taking them home safely.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="http://www.icccricketschedule.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sikandar-Raza-min-1024x768.jpg" alt="Sikander Raza TATA IPL 2023" class="wp-image-96274" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Raza has stood up to the big name that he had built up for himself. IMG SRC: BCCI</figcaption></figure>



Sikander first came on the scene after playing exceptionally well against India in the ODI series. He scored 2 hundreds in that series and since then he hasn?t looked back. He is only the second Zimbabwe cricket after Tatenda Taibu to be a part of the IPL.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Joshua Little Plays for the Gujarat Titans in TATA IPL 2023:</h2>



Joshua Little was the name in everybody?s mouth ever since the Irish man took 4 wickets in 4 balls at the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. His being a left-arm pacer gives him an added edge. But most importantly he is a mature cricketer and has figured out how to bowl in the first 6 overs of a T20 game.



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Josh is the main bowler for the Gujarat Titans in the powerplay overs. He has played in 7 games and has managed to pick up 5 wickets. His 2/25 was a match-winning spell and in that game, he had come on as an impact player. The Gujarat Titans have made effective use of him. He is not their bowler for the death overs as he struggles in that phase of the game. He bowls at an economy of 8.3 in the powerplay.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Noor Ahmed:</h2>



The most impressive of all the players from smaller nations is Noor Ahmed. He also plays for the Gujarat Titans just like Joshua Little and he bowls in tandem with Rashid Khan. At 18 years of age, the young man is doing wonders. He has played 5 games for the Titans and has managed to pick 8 wickets. His best performance was 3/37. What is very impressive is his economy. He gives only 6.72 runs in an over. The spin twins from Afghanistan bowl in the middle overs and choke the opposition.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="http://www.icccricketschedule.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Noor-Ahmed.jpg" alt="Noor Ahmed TATA IPL 2023" class="wp-image-110993" width="843" height="581" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Noor has done exceptionally well in the limited number of chances. IMG SRC: GT</figcaption></figure>



Noor was picked in the TATA IPL Auction under the suggestion of Rashid Khan. And from then on, the young man hasn?t looked back.



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