Former New Zealand cricket captain and one of the most destructive batsman of T20 cricket, Brendon McCullum on Sunday expressed his delight at the prospect of teaming up with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 3.60 crore on the opening day of the Player Auction in Bengaluru.
“Very very happy to be joining up with @RCBTweets. In @imVkohli and @ABdeVilliers17, they are two blokes I have dreamed of playing with!,” McCullum tweeted.
“Oh man, gonna be loads of fun! Can’t wait, Baz,” tweeted De Villiers, welcoming McCullum to the franchise.
McCullum, who represented Gujarat Lions in IPL’s last edition, will be hoping to play a key role in Kohli’s bid to clinch Bangalore’s first title.
Ahead of the auction, Bangalore has retained Kohli, De Villiers and young batsman Sarfaraz Khan. During the two-day auction, they used the Right to Match (RTM) card to retain Yuzvendra Chahal and added Chris Woakes, Quinton de Kock, Washington Sundar among others to their squad.
