Will Jacks, the English batting all-rounder announced himself in the IPL with an unbeaten 41-ball century against the Gujarat Titans. Jacks could be one of RCB's retentions ahead of next year's mega auction but do you know how much the franchise paid to acquire his services in the first place?
Image Source : AP
Having missed IPL 2023 due to an injury, there was a fear that RCB could let go of the England all-rounder but his exploits in the T20 leagues around the world and performances for the national team didn't even let the Bengaluru franchise think of that move
Image Source : BCCI/IPL
In 2024 edition too, Jacks was restricted to the bench for the first five games but has become a regular since then, showing what he can do when on song
Image Source : BCCI/IPL
Will Jacks was acquired by RCB at the IPL 2023 auction for just INR 3.2 crore with the Rajasthan Royals bidding till INR 3 crore for him. With the age by his side, Jacks has already put his hand up for being one of the retentions ahead of the mega auction
Image Source : AP
Will Jacks' first good performance for RCB came against the Kolkata Knight Riders a couple of games ago but what he did on Sunday evening in Ahmedabad was something special
Image Source : BCCI/IPL
Will Jacks brought up his half century off 31 balls and 10 balls later, he had completed his century having smashed 56 off the last 12 he faced in an acceleration for the ages
Image Source : BCCI/IPL
Jacks has already shown that he is a handy option with the ball to having taken a couple of big wickets in the season already and is proving to be a key change for the side
Image Source : BCCI/IPL
RCB have got hands on one of the future superstars of the game pretty early and with the season far from being over, they will hope for a few more of such innings from Jacks who dominated the headlines despite a Virat Kohli show of its own at the other end
Image Source : AP
Next : Players to remain not out in most consecutive IPL innings; Dhoni joins Binny at top