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4. Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal is the bowler the captain goes to whenever the team is in need of wickets.

Chahal has been the best bowler for RCB in recent years, and has proven to be extremely effective at deceiving the batsmen with his flight and flippers. He made his IPL debut in 2011 while representing Mumbai Indians, but was bought by RCB in 2014 at his base price of 10 lakh.

From then on, almost every time RCB have won, the contribution of this chess champion has been significant. Having played in 69 matches for the team, he has picked up 82 wickets at an impressive strike rate of 18.18 and an economy of 7.77, which is remarkable considering he is a leg spinner.

Chahal's 2015 and 2016 seasons saw him taking 23 and 21 wickets respectively at jaw-dropping averages of 12.21 and 14.04. In the last two seasons, even with the team producing poor results, he has continued to perform consistently.

In the 2018 auction, Chahal was retained by RCB using the RTM (Right To Match) card.