Royal Challengers Bengaluru full squad after IPL 2025 mega auction

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru reached the playoffs last season but couldn’t make it to the final.

An era has ended for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as they will be without the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. RCB had released this trio and didn’t buy any of them back at the IPL 2025 mega auction.

They did, though, made other terrific purchases such as Phil Salt for 11.5 crores, Josh Hazlewood for 12.5 crores, Krunal Pandya for 5.75 crores and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 10.75 crores.

RCB also splashed huge money on Jitesh Sharma (11 crores) as they look for a finisher and keeper to replace Dinesh Karthik. They also roped in Liam Livingstone, the power-hitting England all-rounder who recently led the side in West Indies, for 8.75 crores.

It’s still not clear who will be RCB’s captain in IPL 2025. Options other than Virat Kohli in their squad are Phil Salt and Livingstone, both of whom have recently captained England in white-ball cricket when Jos Buttler was injured.

Earlier, RCB had retained only three players.

Players retained by RCB before IPL 2025 mega auction:

Virat Kohli (INR 21 crores), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crores), Yash Dayal (INR 5 crores)

Players bought by RCB at IPL 2025 mega auction:

Batters: Devdutt Padikkal (2 Cr), Swastik Chikara (30 L)

Wicket-keepers: Phil Salt (11.50 Cr), Jitesh Sharma (11 Cr)

All-rounders: Liam Livingstone (8.75 Cr), Krunal Pandya (5.75 Cr), Tim David (3 Cr), Romario Shepherd (1.50 Cr), Manoj Bhandage (30 L), Jacob Bethell (2.60 Cr), Mohit Rathee (30 L)

Spinners: Suyash Sharma (2.60 Cr), Swapnil Singh (50 L)

Pacers: Josh Hazlewood (12.50 Cr), Rasikh Dar (6 Cr), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (10.75 Cr), Nuwan Thushara (1.60 Cr), Lungi Ngidi (1 Cr), Abhinandan Singh (30 L)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru full squad after IPL 2025 mega auction:

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

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