Royal Challengers Bengaluru who qualified for the last year’s playoff round failed to advance further after losing the Eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals. RCB is one of the few teams who still wait to inscribe their name in the IPL winners list have retained just three of its players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
The IPL 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Though this year’s auction was planned to be hosted outside India, fans can still enjoy the IPL 2025 auction live streaming from their home.
BCCI has shortlisted 577 players from the registered players list and announced the IPL 2025 auction players list with their base price details. 204 slots will be up for grabs with 70 available slots for overseas players. The complete IPL 2025 squad details will be revealed right after the auction.
RCB New Signings 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru has spent INR 37 crore on retentions and entered the auction with a purse value of INR 83 Crore.
Following are the complete new signing details of the IPL 2025 RCB Squad with role, auction price, and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation | Role |
| Josh Hazlewood | INR 12.50 Cr | Australia | Bowler |
| Phil Salt | INR 11.50 Cr | England | WK-Batter |
| Jitesh Sharma | INR 11 Cr | India | WK-Batter |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | INR 10.75 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Liam Livingstone | INR 8.75 Cr | England | Allrounder |
| Rasikh Dar | INR 6 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Krunal Pandya | INR 5.75 Cr | India | Allrounder |
| Tim David | INR 3 Cr | Australia | Allrounder |
| Jacob Bethell | INR 2.60 Cr | England | Allrounder |
| Suyash Sharma | INR 2.60 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Devdutt Padikkal | INR 2 Cr | India | Batter |
| Nuwan Thushara | INR 1.60 Cr | Sri Lanka | Bowler |
| Romario Shepherd | INR 1.50 Cr | West Indies | Allrounder |
| Lungi Ngidi | INR 1 Cr | South Africa | Bowler |
| Swapnil Singh | INR 50 Lakh | India | Bowler |
| Manoj Bhandage | INR 30 Lakh | India | Allrounder |
| Swastik Chhikara | INR 30 Lakh | India | Batter |
| Abhinandan Singh | INR 30 Lakh | India | Bowler |
| Mohit Rathee | INR 30 Lakh | India | Bowler |
IPL 2025 RCB Retained Players
Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained just three players ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. Star batter Virat Kohli bagged the team’s highest salary cap. Following are the details of the RCB Retained Players 2025:
- Virat Kohli – INR 21 Cr
- Rajat Patidar – INR 11 Cr
- Yash Dayal – INR 5 Cr
IPL 2025 RCB Squad
Following are the complete IPL 2025 RCB Squad Players List details with role and auction price details.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation | Role |
| Virat Kohli (R) | INR 21 Cr | India | Batter |
| Rajat Patidar (R) | INR 11 Cr | India | Batter |
| Yash Dayal (R) | INR 5 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood | INR 12.50 Cr | Australia | Bowler |
| Phil Salt | INR 11.50 Cr | England | WK-Batter |
| Jitesh Sharma | INR 11 Cr | India | WK-Batter |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | INR 10.75 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Liam Livingstone | INR 8.75 Cr | England | Allrounder |
| Rasikh Dar | INR 6 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Krunal Pandya | INR 5.75 Cr | India | Allrounder |
| Tim David | INR 3 Cr | Australia | Allrounder |
| Jacob Bethell | INR 2.60 Cr | England | Allrounder |
| Suyash Sharma | INR 2.60 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Devdutt Padikkal | INR 2 Cr | India | Batter |
| Nuwan Thushara | INR 1.60 Cr | Sri Lanka | Bowler |
| Romario Shepherd | INR 1.50 Cr | West Indies | Allrounder |
| Lungi Ngidi | INR 1 Cr | South Africa | Bowler |
| Swapnil Singh | INR 50 Lakh | India | Bowler |
| Manoj Bhandage | INR 30 Lakh | India | Allrounder |
| Swastik Chhikara | INR 30 Lakh | India | Batter |
| Abhinandan Singh | INR 30 Lakh | India | Bowler |
| Mohit Rathee | INR 30 Lakh | India | Bowler |
