This player's luck opened as soon as RCB bought him in the IPL 2025 auction, got a chance in the country's Test team

IPL is said to be the lock of luck for players. And, this is because money pours in this league of BCCI, which makes the players rich. But, there is one player for whom RCB's purchase in the auction was so lucky that now he is going to make his debut for the country's Test team. We are talking about RCB's Jacob Bethell, who is going to make his debut for England in the Test against New Zealand.

Bought by RCB, got a chance in the country's test team

21-year-old England all-rounder Jacob Bethell entered the IPL 2025 auction with a base price of 1.25 crores. And, RCB bought him for 2.60 crores. Punjab Kings also bid to buy Jacob but in the end RCB won. In a way, Royal Challengers Bangalore has benefited from the joining of this England player as its strength has increased. At the same time, Jacob himself got a chance to play Test for the country the very next day of the auction.

Jacob will make his debut in Christchurch

The Test series between England and New Zealand is starting from 28 November. A series of 3 Tests will be played between the two countries, the first match of which will be played in Christchurch. Jacob Bethell, who is going to make his debut in the first Test, has already made his ODI and T20 debut for England. If we look at his first class record, he has played only 20 matches, in which he has scored 738 runs and taken 7 wickets.

Jacob Bethell will be seen playing IPL for the first time. Before this, he has played matches in The Hundred and T20 Blast. His strike rate in The Hundred is above 127. Whereas in T20 Blast it is more than 141. Strike rate matters in T20 cricket. But Jacob Bethell's statistics in the shorter format are not that impressive. Now it remains to be seen how beneficial he proves to be for RCB.