{"id":22916,"date":"2025-12-16T20:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=672188"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:58:01","slug":"who-is-jordan-cox-england-wicketkeeper-batter-sold-to-rcb-for-rs-75-lakh-at-ipl-2026-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/who-is-jordan-cox-england-wicketkeeper-batter-sold-to-rcb-for-rs-75-lakh-at-ipl-2026-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Jordan Cox? England wicketkeeper-batter sold to RCB for Rs 75 lakh at IPL 2026 auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jordan Cox<\/strong>, the England wicketkeeper-batter, finally found an IPL home after <strong>Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) picked him up for Rs 75 lakh<\/strong> in the accelerated round of the <strong>IPL 2026 mini-auction<\/strong>. Cox had earlier gone unsold at his base price during the initial rounds, before RCB moved in later to add him as a domestic-style overseas utility option.<\/p>\n<h3>From unsold to RCB signing<\/h3>\n<p>Cox entered the IPL 2026 auction with a base price of Rs 75 lakh but failed to attract any bids in the first phase, continuing a trend from previous auctions where he remained unsold despite solid T20 credentials. However, during the accelerated round, RCB identified the need for a <strong>reliable backup wicketkeeper-batter<\/strong>, and secured Cox at his base price.<\/p>\n<p>The move gives RCB an experienced yet low-cost overseas option who can slot into the squad without putting pressure on the purse.<\/p>\n<h3>IPL status and background<\/h3>\n<p>Jordan Cox has <strong>never played an IPL match<\/strong> and is yet to make his on-field debut in the tournament. However, he is far from inexperienced in T20 cricket. The 25-year-old has featured extensively across global leagues, including the <strong>Pakistan Super League (PSL)<\/strong>, <strong>Big Bash League (BBL)<\/strong>, <strong>ILT20<\/strong>, and <strong>The Hundred<\/strong>, gaining exposure to varied conditions and high-pressure environments.<\/p>\n<h3>T20 career highlights<\/h3>\n<p>Across more than <strong>160 T20 matches<\/strong>, Cox has built a reputation as a dependable middle-order batter and a competent wicketkeeper. He has scored over <strong>3,700 runs<\/strong> at an average of <strong>31.20<\/strong> and a strike rate of <strong>141.87<\/strong>, with <strong>one century and 19 half-centuries<\/strong> to his name. In addition, Cox has also represented <strong>England in both T20I and ODI formats<\/strong>, adding international experience to his profile.<\/p>\n<h3>Why RCB went for Jordan Cox<\/h3>\n<p>RCB\u2019s decision to pick Cox at Rs 75 lakh appears to be a <strong>low-risk depth signing<\/strong>. With his ability to keep wickets and bat aggressively in the middle order, Cox offers flexibility as a backup option and cover in case of injuries or workload management during the long IPL season.<\/p>\n<p>While he may not be an automatic starter, <strong>IPL 2026 could finally provide Jordan Cox his long-awaited debut<\/strong>, with RCB offering him a platform to translate his global T20 experience onto the IPL stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan Cox, the England wicketkeeper-batter, finally found an IPL home after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) picked him up for Rs\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":43090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}