RCB Retained Players 2025 List
Ahead of the IPL 2025 retention deadline day, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have retained three players for the IPL 2025 mega auction. According to the official social media handle of the Indian Premier League, RCB has retained two capped players and an uncapped player. All three players in RCB’s retention list are Indians. Virat Kohli also became the first Indian to receive a salary of INR 20 crores or above in IPL history, as per reports from NDTV Sports.
RCB Retained Players 2025
According to the official social media handle of the Indian Premier League, the retention list of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru includes former RCB skipper Virat Kohli at a whopping price of INR 21 crores, top-order batter Rajat Patidar for INR 11 crores and pacer Yash Dayal for INR 5 crores as an uncapped player.
| Player Name | Country | Role | IPL Salary |
| Virat Kohli | India | Top-order Batter | INR 21 crores |
| Rajat Patidar | India | Top-order Batter | INR 11 crores |
| Yash Dayal | India | Bowler | INR 5 crores |
RCB Released Players
According to the Olympics’s official website, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have released 22 players, including their skipper Faf du Plessis, ahead of the IPL 2025 mega-auction.
| Released Players |
| Faf du Plessis |
| Anuj Rawat |
| Dinesh Karthik |
| Suyash Prabhudessai |
| Will Jacks |
| Saurav Chauhan |
| Glenn Maxwell |
| Mahipal Lomror |
| Karn Sharma |
| Cameron Green |
| Swapnil Singh |
| Mayank Dagar |
| Manoj Bhandage |
| Akash Deep |
| Alzarri Joseph |
| Lockie Ferguson |
| Mohammed Siraj |
| Tom Curran |
| Reece Topley |
| Himanshu Sharma |
| Vyshak Vijaykumar |
| Rajan Kumar |
RCB Remaining Purse for IPL Auction
According to The Times Of India, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) go into the IPL 2025 mega auction with a purse of INR 83 crores left for the auction. RCB has the second-most expensive purse after the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The Royal Challengers can have three right-to-match (RTM) cards, with a combination of one uncapped player and two capped players, or three capped players in general.
FAQs
A. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained three players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained former RCB skipper Virat Kohli, top-order batter Rajat Patidar, and pacer Yash Dayal as an uncapped player.
A. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained Virat Kohli for INR 21 crores, Rajat Patidar for INR 11 crores, and Yash Dayal for INR 5 crores.
A. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru released a total of 22 players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have a remaining purse of INR 83 crores for the IPL 2025 mega auction.
