England all-rounder Liam Livingstone was recently bought by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for a whopping fee of INR 8.75 crore. Livingstone entered the auction after getting released by the Punjab Kings (PBKS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 4 franchises entered the bidding war for Livingstone in the auction but it was RCB who eventually ended up acquiring the player’s services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After completing his move to the Bengaluru-based franchise, Livingstone gave a rather blunt statement and said that he expects to perform better for RCB than what he did for PBKS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The fan base is very passionate. It’s probably one of the biggest franchises in IPL… It’s a bit of a fresh start for me,” Livingstone told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think Bangalore is going to be very good for my game. It’s a little bit smaller than some of the stadiums in India, certainly better than what Punjab was for me. Hopefully, my game should suit that place well,” Livingstone added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The all-rounder also praised RCB’s work at the auction and added that he can’t wait to play alongside the likes of Virat Kohli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think we had a really good auction. We’ve got some good players, we picked up quite cleverly. There’s a few people in that team I know really well, so I’m pretty excited to get out there as a group. Playing with the likes of Virat is going to be really cool,” Livingstone said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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