The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has made three retentions – Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dhayal ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Despite having performed well in the last few years, they are still yet to clinch their maiden IPL trophy.
There was a discussion about whether to retain captain Faf du Plessis. Under his captaincy, RCB qualified for playoffs twice and has been also impressive with the bat scoring 468, 730 and 438 runs respectively.
With his future remains uncertain, RCB has released him for IPL 2025. He has done a commendable job as a captain, with the bat and in the field.
However, it won’t be surprising if RCB decides to get him back in the IPL auction for a cheaper amount. RCB retained Virat Kohli for INR 21 crore, Rajat Patidar for INR 11 Crore and Yash Dayal for INR 5 crore.
Check out the list of Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retained Players for IPL 2025.
| PLAYER | ROLE | PRICE |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | 21 crore |
| Rajat Patidar | Batter | 11 crore |
| Yash Dayal | Bowler | 5 crore |
Along with the RCB retained players, we have also shared the list of released players for the auction.
- Faf du Plessis – Batter
- Glenn Maxwell – All-rounder
- Mohammed Siraj – Bowler
- Dinesh Karthik – Keeper-batter
- Vyshak Vijaykumar – Bowler
- Manoj Bhandage – All-rounder
- Rajat Patidar – Batter
- Anuj Rawat – Keeper-batter
- Suyash Prabhudessai – All-rounder
- Akash Deep – Bowler
- Reece Topley – Bowler
- Rajan Kumar – Bowler
- Himanshu Sharma – All-rounder
- Karn Sharma – Bowler
- Mahipal Lomror – Batter
- Will Jacks – All-rounder
- Cameron Green – All-rounder
- Alzarri Joseph – Bowler
- Tom Curran – All-rounder
- Lockie Ferguson – Bowler
- Swapnil Singh – All-rounder
- Saurav Chauhan – All-rounder
- Mayank Dagar – All-rounder
With a total of INR 37 Crore having been used for the retention, the Bengaluru franchise will be moving into the mega auction with a remaining purse value of INR 83 Crore.
With a fresh three-year cycle starting with the IPL 2025 season next year, the upcoming retentions will be crucial for all the teams to adopt new strategies for success.
The IPL 2025 Mega Auction will take place in November or December with BCCI exploring the options of holding the event overseas, Riyadh in the United Arab Emirates has emerged as the frontrunner while Muscat, Doha and Riyadh are also being considered.
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