Along with Siraj, the franchise didn't take back retain Faf du Plessis and Will Jacks. While Du Plessis' age works against him, Jacks had a brilliant season last year and was expected to be in the squad this year as well.
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But the franchise surprised everyone by not even using the RTM for him. RCB's Director of Cricket Mo Bobat spoke to ESPN Cricinfo recently and revealed the reason behind not going for Siraj. According to him, the side wanted Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the squad and he came late in the auction which prompted them not to go for Siraj anymore.
"Unfortunately it didn't work out for us to get Siraj just because of our priorities, auction order and the spending pattern," he added.
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Siraj picked up 93 wickets in 93 matches at an average of 30.34. He is already lethal with the new ball but has also developed further skills to be useful with the old ball at the death.
Why were Will Jacks and Faf du Plessis not picked by RCB?
"He (Will Jacks) was definitely someone we were thinking of Right-to-Match. But if you wait as deep as he was coming up in the auction, having not filled a role, that is a risk, and given the way the spending pattern works out and given that we missed one or two of our targets, and we had probably a bit more money than we anticipated, you have to make decisions.
While there is no Faf du Plessis, RCB will need to appoint a new captain for the upcoming season of IPL. While the franchise didn't go for Will Jacks, they managed to buy Phil Salt, who is an equally destructive batter at the top.
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