England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has been a nightmare for opposition teams due to his brute power hitting & a wide range of shots. Royal Challenger’s Bengaluru’s (RCB) latest addition to the team, Liam Livingstone has grabbed the limelight with his top-gun performance in the on-going Abu Dhabi T10 2024 tournament.
In the 18th match between Delhi Bulls and Bangla Tigers, the star all-rounder Liam Livingstone slammed an eye-catching 15-ball fifty that eventually helped his team clinch victory . Liam Livingstone, who was purchased for a whopping price of 8.75 crores by RCB, showcased his trademark aggressive batting style bashing bowlers left, right and centre. With his brilliant performance he also slammed the fastest fifty in the high-octane tournament at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
RCB acquires Liam Livingstone for 8.75 crores in the IPL 2025 Auction
Liam Livingstone, who made his IPL debut in 2019 with Rajasthan Royals, spent the last three seasons with Punjab Kings where the middle-order batter scored 827 runs in the world’s richest Twenty20 league.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s new signing Liam Livingstone feels that the Chinnaswamy stadium will suit his playing style more than the ground in Punjab. Liam Livingstone spent 3 seasons with the Punjab Kings and was one of their main foreign stars during the time.. However, the all-rounder struggled to make an impact on a consistent basis.
But the 31-year-old was released ahead of the mega auction and Bengaluru, who were revamping their squad, bought him for 87.5 million Indian rupees ($1.04 million) after a bidding war with Chennai Super Kings.
Liam Livingstone was released by PBKS before the auction, and he was ultimately bought by RCB for Rs. 8.75 Crore during the IPL 2025 Auction. Speaking to Reporters , the all-rounder said RCB will be a fresh start for him in the IPL and felt the stadium in the city will suit his game better.
England star Liam Livingstone is excited to represent RCB in IPL 2025
England’s batting all-rounder Liam Livingstone has admitted that he is excited to represent Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Having been picked by RCB at the IPL 2025 mega auction, the English cricketer commented that playing with the likes of Virat Kohli is going to be cool.
Livingstone was among the many players released by Punjab Kings (PBKS) ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. The Punjab franchise retained only two players ahead of the auction in Jeddah. Subsequently, the versatile England cricketer was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for an impressive sum of ₹8.75 crore.
Speaking to Reuters, Liam Livingstone expressed his happiness over being purchased by the Bengaluru franchise. He said (as quoted by The Times of India):
“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,”
Liam Livingstone said he vividly remembers watching RCB’s batting trio of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers on TV.
But he added that “there’s a lot of work to be done” before he can recreate a similar impact with Kohli and English opener Phil Salt, who RCB bought for 115 million Indian rupees as they seek their first IPL trophy.
“I think we had a really good auction. We’ve got some good players, we picked up quite cleverly,” he said.
While describing RCB’s fan base as extremely passionate, the 31-year-old opined that the comparatively smaller stadium in Bengaluru should suit his batting.
“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. 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 commented.
Apart from the batting all-rounder, RCB also purchased England’s destructive keeper-batter Phil Salt for ₹11.50 crore at the IPL mega auction alongside keeper batter Jacob Bethell. Just a day after being purchased for ₹8.75 crore by Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the IPL 2025 auction, the dashing England batter clubbed 50* off 15 balls for Bangla Tigers against Delhi Bulls in the Abu Dhabi T10.
The right-handed batter slammed three fours and five sixes in his entertaining knock as Bangla Tigers chased down a target of 124 in 9.4 overs, winning the contest by seven wickets.