The Kolkata Knight Riders is ready to face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the inaugural match of the IPL 2025. The Royal Challengers have now picked a new captain for this year’s edition. Rajat Patidar is all set to lead the team. Apart from the strong top order including star batter Virat Kohli, the lower middle order is seen as very promising that includes finishers such as Krunal Pandya and Tim David. Here are 3 batters that can prove to be useful for the RCB, especially in the death overs.
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Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya will represent the Royal Challengers as part of the IPL franchise. Krunal Pandya played for half a century in his cricket career while his top score reached 86 runs. Krunal Pandya has delivered 144 boundaries and 61 overbound hits as part of his IPL performances. Bangalore acquired his services in the IPL 2025 auction spending Rs 5.75 Cr. The batter last took the field during May 2024 when he made 12 runs off seven balls against Mumbai. The Ahmedabad-based Ahmedabad native Krunal Pandya plays all-rounder cricket by using his left arm to bat and his orthodox spin to bowl.
Liam Livingstone
Livingstone has participated in 60 T20 matches where he accumulated 955 runs with an average of 25.
During his T20 career Livingstone has hit 54 fours and 59 sixes. With his recent appearance at Wankhede Stadium against India in February 2025 Livingstone managed to hit 9 runs from his 5 balls. His skill to deliver both off-spin and leg-spin earns Livingstone flexibility as a cricketer. The capability to spin the ball off-break and leg-break provides Liam Livingstone valuable options in T20 competitions and international tournaments.
Romario Shepherd
- Shepherd is a West Indian all-rounder and has joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) during the IPL 2025 mega auction for an amount of INR 1.5 Cr. This player demonstrates power in both his batting abilities and his fast bowling techniques. In 10 matches Shepherd reached 115 runs at a strike rate of 182.54. Shepherd obtained four wickets when bowling at an economy rate of 12.24.
