The Indian Premier League (IPL) is gearing up for the upcoming mega auction on Tuesday, December 16, following its first-ever title win last season. Prior to the auction, the RCB Men’s team adopted a similar organised method in selecting their core group.
The Bengaluru franchise, just like the Women’s teams getting ready for the WPL auction, ensured to keep the main part of their team before entering the IPL mini auction. The RCB kept a powerful group of players who have been a part of their strategy for the last few years, with their retention list being a mix of seasoned players and performers with great impact.
Who Royal Challengers Bengaluru has retained?
The 2025 champions, RCB’s retention list comprised high-profile names like of team’s skipper Rajat Patidar, the team’s star player Virat Kohli, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Tim David, Phil Salt and Josh Hazlewood.
Retained Players: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, and Suyash Sharma.
Purse remaining: Rs. 16.4 Crores
Slots remaining: 8 slots (including two overseas players)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru purchased players in IPL Mini Auction 2026
Venkatesh Iyer
Mangesh Yadav
Jacob Duffy
Satvik Deswal
Vicky Ostwal
Jordan Cox
Vihaan Malhotra
Kanishk Chouhan
