Washington Sundar is looking ahead to take part in with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers after being picked by RCB for Rs 3 crore in the IPL auctions. He had performed for Rising Pune Supergiant within the final version with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Steve Smith.

“I am delighted to have been picked up by RCB. I am a big fan of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. It will be a priceless experience to play with them after having played alongside MS Dhoni for (Rising) Pune Supergiant last year,” said Sundar to PTI.

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He additionally mentioned taking part in being a part of the Bengaluru franchise could be a blessing as he may learn the new things by watching the stalwarts.

“Having played with MSD in last year’s IPL and imbibed a lot of good things and now I feel it will be a blessing to be in Kohli’s team. I can learn a lot by watching them from close quarters,” Washington, whose base worth was Rs 1.5 crore, added.

His purpose is to enhance as a lot as attainable now that he has been dropped from the Indian limited-overs group after only one sequence. “My aim is to keep improving and perform to the best of my ability in every opportunity I get,” he added.

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Royal Challengers from Bangalore picked one of the most balanced sides in the latest auction for Indian Premier League 2018. IPL 11 will be played from April 7 to May 27, which will mark the beginning of the second decade to this cash-rich league.