IPL 2022 RCB Squad: Royal Challengers Bangalore who still waits to lift their maiden IPL trophy needs to focus on building a strong team as the team will play under a new skipper from IPL 2022.
Virat Kohli led RCB since IPL 2013 has played 140 matches as RCB skipper and won 66 matches with a win rate of 48.52%.
RCB’s year-wise position in IPL table during Kohli’s captaincy
- 2013 5th place
- 2014 7th place
- 2015 3rd place
- 2016 Runner up
- 2017 8th place
- 2018 6th place
- 2019 8th place
- 2020 4th place
- 2021 4th place
IPL 2022 RCB Squad
| Player | Role | Auction Price | Nation |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman | INR 15 CR(Retained) | India |
| Suyash Prabhudessai | Batsman | INR 30 Lakhs | India |
| Faf du Plessis | Batsman | INR 7 crores | South Africa |
| Rajat Patidar | Batsman | INR 20 Lakhs | India |
| Anuj Rawat (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 3.40 crores | India |
| Finn Allen (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 80 Lakhs | New Zealand |
| Dinesh Karthik (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 5.50 crores | India |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler | INR 7 CR(Retained) | India |
| Karn Sharma | Bowler | INR 50 Lakhs | India |
| Jason Behrendorff | Bowler | INR 75 Lakhs | Australia |
| Siddarth Kaul | Bowler | INR 75 Lakhs | India |
| Chama Milind | Bowler | INR 25 Lakhs | India |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler | INR 7.75 crores | Australia |
| Harshal Patel | Bowler | INR 10.75 crores | India |
| Akash Deep | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs | India |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-rounder | INR 11 CR(Retained) | Australia |
| David Willey | All-rounder | INR 2 crores | England |
| Mahipal Lomror | All-rounder | INR 95 Lakhs | India |
| Sherfane Rutherford | All-rounder | INR 1 crores | West Indies |
| Aneeshwar Gautam | All-rounder | INR 20 Lakhs | India |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | All-rounder | INR 2.40 crores | India |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All-rounder | INR 10.75 crores | Sri Lanka |
IPL 2022 RCB Indian Players
| Player | Role | Auction Price |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman | INR 15 CR(Retained) |
|
Suyash Prabhudessai
|
Batsman | INR 30 Lakhs |
|
Dinesh Karthik (wk)
|
WK-Batsman | INR 5.50 crores |
| Anuj Rawat (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 3.40 crores |
| Rajat Patidar | Batsman | INR 20 Lakhs |
|
Mohammed Siraj
|
Bowler | INR 7 CR(Retained) |
| Karn Sharma | Bowler | INR 50 Lakhs |
| Siddarth Kaul | Bowler | INR 75 Lakhs |
| Chama Milind | Bowler | INR 25 Lakhs |
| Harshal Patel | Bowler | INR 10.75 crores |
| Akash Deep | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs |
| Mahipal Lomror | All-rounder | INR 95 Lakhs |
|
Aneeshwar Gautam
|
All-rounder | INR 20 Lakhs |
|
Shahbaz Ahmed
|
All-rounder | INR 2.40 crores |
IPL 2022 RCB Overseas Players
| Player | Nation | Role | Auction Price |
| Faf du Plessis | South Africa | Batsman | INR 7 crores |
| Finn Allen (wk) | New Zealand | WK-Batsman | INR 80 Lakhs |
|
Jason Behrendorff
|
Australia | Bowler | INR 75 Lakhs |
| Josh Hazlewood | Australia | Bowler | INR 7.75 crores |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | All-rounder | INR 11 CR(Retained) |
| David Willey | England | All-rounder | INR 2 crores |
|
Sherfane Rutherford
|
West Indies | All-rounder | INR 1 crores |
|
Wanindu Hasaranga
|
Sri Lanka | All-rounder | INR 10.75 crores |
IPL 2022 RCB Batsmen List
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Virat Kohli | INR 15 CR(Retained) | India |
| Suyash Prabhudessai | INR 30 Lakhs | India |
| Faf du Plessis | INR 7 crores | South Africa |
| Dinesh Karthik (wk) | INR 5.50 crores | India |
| Anuj Rawat (wk) | INR 3.40 crores | India |
| Finn Allen (wk) | INR 80 Lakhs | New Zealand |
| Rajat Patidar | INR 20 Lakhs | India |
IPL 2022 RCB Bowlers List
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Mohammed Siraj | INR 7 CR(Retained) | India |
| Karn Sharma | INR 50 Lakhs | India |
| Jason Behrendorff | INR 75 Lakhs | Australia |
| Siddarth Kaul | INR 75 Lakhs | India |
| Chama Milind | INR 25 Lakhs | India |
| Josh Hazlewood | INR 7.75 crores | Australia |
| Harshal Patel | INR 10.75 crores | India |
| Akash Deep | INR 20 Lakhs | India |
IPL 2022 RCB All-rounders List
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Glenn Maxwell | INR 11 CR(Retained) | Australia |
| David Willey | INR 2 crores | England |
| Mahipal Lomror | INR 95 Lakhs | India |
| Sherfane Rutherford | INR 1 crores | West Indies |
| Aneeshwar Gautam | INR 20 Lakhs | India |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | INR 2.40 crores | India |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | INR 10.75 crores | Sri Lanka |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List – RCB
Royal Challengers Banglore retained Virat Kohli in their first retained player slot for Rs. 15 crores, followed by Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for Rs. 11 crores and their last retention is Siraj where he bagged Rs. 7 crores.
As ABD announces his retirement from all forms of cricket RCB might try to rope KS Bharat for his wicketkeeper cum batter role in the upcoming IPL 2022 mega auction.
Following are the details of the possible RCB Retained Players 2022:
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman | INR 15 CR |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-rounder | INR 11 CR |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler | INR 7 CR |
RCB Purse Value for IPL 2022 Mega Auction
Following are the details of the purse value of RCB post the IPL 2022 player’s retention:
| Team | Purse Reaming | Total Players |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1.55 CR | 22 |
One of the RCB’s star performers Virat Kohli who leads the RCB till IPL 2021 will step down as captain and will continue to play for RCB in the upcoming seasons. In the absence of Virat Kohli, RCB will seek for a new skipper who can lift the first trophy for them.
The captain in Kohli may face criticism but Virat Kohli has multiple records as a player in IPL tournaments. Check out Virat Kohli’s records in IPL so far.
RCB had a strong bowling unit in IPL 2021 where RCB’s Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap and even become one of the players to bag 32 wickets(which is the highest in an IPL season) after CSK’s Bravo.
New Players signed by RCB for IPL 2022
Faf Du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahamad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Luvnith Sisodia, Siddharth Kaul, Chama Milind
IPL 2022 RCB Squad
IPL 2022 RCB Squad: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf Du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahamad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Rajat Patidar, Siddharth Kaul, Chama Milind
IPL 2022 Auction Date
- BCCI decides to host the IPL 2022 mega auction on February 12 and 13 in Bangalore. Check IPL 2022 mega auction live streaming details.
- The window for the 8 existing teams to retain the players will be from the 1st November 2021 to 30th November 2021.
- The 2 new IPL teams will have the window to retain the players starting from 1st December 2021 to 25th December 2021.
- Right after this retention window period, BCCI will organize the IPL 2022 Auction at the end of December or at the beginning of January 2022.
IPL 2022 Retention Rules
- A team is set to be allowed to keep up to three Indian(capped/uncapped) and two foreign players with the total number of retentions not exceeding four.
- It has clearly said that a team cannot keep more than two uncapped players.
- As per the conditions, the team management can either retain three Indian players and one overseas player or two Indian players and two overseas players.
- Two New IPL teams can pick any 2 Indian and 1 foreign player from the Mega auction pool before the start of the auction 2022.
- Also, new teams can pick only one uncapped player before the auction.
- There will also be no Right to Match (RTM) cards for the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
IPL 2022 Salary Cap
BCCI also explained the salary cap for the retained players based on the team’s decision of the number of players retention.
- If a team retains 4 players, Rs 42 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains 3 players, Rs 33 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains 2 players, Rs 24 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains only one player, it will lose Rs 14 crore from its purse value.
- Each uncapped player retained will cost Rs 4 crore each.
If a team retains 4 of its player then the salary cap of the four players will be as follows:
*below mentioned will be the player’s annual salary
| Deductions for 4 Players | INR 42 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 16 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 12 Cr |
| Player 3 | INR 8 Cr |
| Player 4 | INR 6 Cr |
If a team retains 3 of its player then the salary cap of the three players will be as follows:
| 3 players deduction | INR 33 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 15 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 11 Cr |
| Player 3 | INR 7 Cr |
If a team retains 2 of its player then the salary cap of the two players will be as follows:
| 2 Players deduction | INR 24 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 14 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 10 Cr |
If a team keeps only one player, then the team has to pay a total of INR 14 crores
| 1 Player deduction | INR 14 Cr |
