The 37-year-old veteran batsman, who has been part of the Chennai Super Kings for many years and also opened the batting for them, was among the top buys for RCB which bought 19 players at the IPL Mega Auction.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) spent a mammoth amount of Rs 21.5 crore to get the solid picks in the form of Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranga.
Overseas 'keepers Sam Billings (England) and Matthew Wade (Australia) met the same fate as Wriddhiman while Jonny Bairstow bagged Rs 6.75 crore from PBKS.
Siraj recalled MS Dhoni telling him that never to take social media criticism to heart as the people who praise you are the same who abuse you when you don't do well.
The former India captain, who stepped down as RCB skipper at the end of last season after eight years in charge, is the only cricketer to have played for one franchise since the league's inaugural edition in 2008.
Kohli had stepped down as RCB skipper after IPL 2021 and was retained by the franchise ahead of the mega auction 2022.
RCB star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and purple cap holder of last season Harshal Patel were not retained.
The wrist spinner's childhood coach feels bowlers should also be given a chance to lead the side in modern-day cricket.
Bangar, who was appointed as the side's batting consultant in February, will be taking over the reins from Mike Hesson.
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has attributed his return to form to IPL teammates Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, saying he has reaped rich dividends by spending time with the duo during his stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in UAE.
RCB's Harshal Patel was named the Most Valuable Player of the season after a stellar outing in IPL 2021, taking 32 wickets.
Maxwell didn't disappoint this season and became the fifth batsman to complete 500 runs in IPL 2021, and the first from RCB to achieve the feat.
RCB batter and Christian's compatriot Glenn Maxwell was the first one to call out the social media trolls. Maxwell hit back on social media trolls following the incident.
Kohli's dreams of winning an IPL title with RCB ended in a heartbreak after Kolkata Knight Riders beat them by four wickets in the eliminator on Monday.
The former England cricketer further said what the Indian skipper has done for the longest format of the game -- Test -- is 'terrific'. But in white-ball cricket, Kohli is presently way short of the target.
Rabada, who was the tournament's highest wicket-taker last edition, has struggled to replicate the terrific form in the second leg of the ongoing season.
Kohli had said before the start of the UAE leg of the 2021 IPL that he would be stepping down as RCB's captain at the end of the season.
During his nine-year reign as RCB captain, Kohli never tasted IPL success, with his side returning empty-handed after every edition.
South African batter Aiden Markram feels exposing himself to the high standard of cricket that the IPL offers will help him deal better with pressure situations in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Following Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore's unceremonious exit as captain from IPL 2021, the franchise stalwart took to Twitter to send out a special message to RCB fans, management and support staff.
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