IPL 2019: The ideal XI that Royal Challengers Bangalore should aim for after the auction

All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar

Axar would be a valuable addition to RCB

RCb have always struggled to find a good all-rounder in their squad. That has affected the team balance in the past, when Kohli had no bowling choices even when one bowler had a bad day.

Last season they tried to resolve the issue by using Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar and Colin De Grandhomme. However, they have now got a new addition in Marcus Stoinis, who will straight away walk into the squad.

RCB should look to buy Axar Patel as well since he can contribute in both the departments on his day. He is a good fielder and will offer variety to the bowling unit.

Sundar, meanwhile, needs to step up if RCB hope to do well next season.

Bowlers: Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal

Umesh Yadav will lead the bowling attack again

RCB found a stable bowling line-up by the end of last season, but it was too late by then. They may not need further additions to the bowling department if they go ahead with this trio.

They have good backups in Pawan Negi, Mohammad Siraj, Navdeep Saini and Nathan Coulter Nile in the team. However, they still lack the cutting edge in the bowling department, which could be bolstered if they try to sign players like Oshane Thomas or Varun Chakravarthy.