IPL 2014: 5 players Royal Challengers Bangalore could retain

1. Virat Kohli

In 2010, RCB’s squad had many top IPL players. The likes of Dale Steyn, Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Jacques Kallis, Kevin Pietersen, Praveen Kumar, etc. were household names who had performed well for the Bangalore team previously. Despite all their heroics, there was one man Vijay Mallya’s side retained.

Virat Kohli, the Indian-captain-in-waiting, has been one of the most consistent batsman in world since making his debut in international debut in 2008. Just last year, he equalled Sri Vivian Richards’s record of being the quickest batsman to reach 5000 runs in ODI cricket.

Be it for brand value, or his supreme batting, Virat Kohli just cannot be let off by RCB. One could say that there are more chances of Akshay Kumar starring in a sensible film in 2014 than RCB not retaining India’s new Test number four.

Retention Possibility: 100%