Young Indian batter Priyansh Arya, wants to play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in the IPL. He has his desire to feature in the RCB jersey as the star iconic batter of RCB, Virat Kohli is his favourite batter. He further highlighted his desire to help RCB lift their first ever IPL title.
“I want to play with RCB because Virat Kohli is my favourite batsman and RCB has never won the IPL title till date – I want to help in that,” Priyansh Arya said.
Arya, recently, came into the limelight while playing for the North Delhi Strikers in the Delhi Premier League 2024. He, along with Ayush Badoni, stitched a mammoth partnership to take the team to 308 runs in their 20 overs against South Delhi Superstarz.
Priyansh Arya fired on all cylinders in the Delhi Premier League 2024
He displayed his ability to smash the bowlers all round the park right from the start of the innings in the clash against South Delhi. He smashed 120 runs in just 50 balls, with 10 fours and 10 sixes at a strike rate of 240 against South Delhi.
In the same match, he also smashed six sixes in an over, thereby, scripting his name in the history books. Moreover, he also notched an innings of 107 off 55 balls against Purani Dilli-6, including three consecutive sixes.
It is very probable that Priyansh will be a hot prospect in the upcoming IPL 2024 mega auction. Franchises will be vying to get the explosive opener in their roster. After his comment on RCB, it is likely that the franchise will want to get hold of the swashbuckling opener in the upcoming auction. If it happens, it will fulfil his dream of playing in the team with Virat Kohli.
Kohli has been a mainstay of the squad since the start of the IPL in 2008. Every young player dreams to play with him. So, it is a given that a player like Priyansh has shown his interest to play with the former Indian and RCB captain.