Royal Challenger Bangalore had taken many surprising decisions in the mega auction of IPL 2025 and had placed huge bets on young players. This time RCB made headlines by including a young all-rounder from England, Jacob Bethel, in the squad. 21 year old Jacob Bethel had entered the IPL 2025 auction with a base price of Rs 1.25 crore. And, he was bought by RCB for 2.60 crores. He is known for his explosive batting. Now Jacob Bethel has got another great news.

Jacob Bethel gets new contract

The England Cricket Board has announced new contracts for the players of its country. Some players have been given 1 year central contract. At the same time, some players have got a central contract for 2 years. Jacob Bethel's name is included among those players who have been given a 2-year central contract. Jacob Bethel was included in the development contract only last month, but now his contract has been upgraded to a central contract, which will run till September 2026.

Jacob Bethel made his ODI and T20 debut at the end of the English summer of 2024. At the same time, recently he got to play his first test in the first test match against New Zealand. In this match, he also scored a half-century in 37 balls in the fourth innings. Apart from this, he has also played 8 ODI and 7 T20 matches for England. In ODI, he has scored 167 runs at an average of 27.83 and in T20, he has scored 173 runs at an average of 57.66.

Joffra Archer's contract also extended

England fast bowler Joffra Archer's central contract has also been extended till the 2025-26 Ashes, giving a boost to Joffra Archer's future as a Test cricketer. Archer has not played Test cricket since February 2021, but he is one of the three fast bowlers whose central contract has been extended till 2026. Apart from Archer, names of Brayden Carse and Matthew Potts are also included in this list.