IPL 2025 RCB Squad: As per RCB Schedule 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play their first match of the season against Kolkata Knight Riders on March 22 in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The IPL 2025 will follow Group stage and Playoffs format with the top four teams in the IPL 2025 points table advancing to the playoffs round.
As a part of the season, BCCI will release the IPL 2025 squad, IPL 2025 live streaming, IPL 2025 ticket booking links, and IPL 2025 team jersey details right before the start of the tournament.
IPL 2025 RCB Squad
According to the new IPL 2025 retention rules released by BCCI, each team can retain six players from their existing squad, either via retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option.
As per the IPL committee rules, each franchise can have 25 players in their squad, out of which a maximum of 8 can be foreign players. In Playing 11, each team can have a maximum of 4 overseas players in the mix.
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) (c) | INR 11 Cr | India | Batter |
| Mayank Agarwal | INR 1 Cr | India | Batter |
| Swastik Chhikara | INR 30 Lakh | India | Batter |
| Phil Salt | INR 11.50 Cr | England | WK-Batter |
| Jitesh Sharma | INR 11 Cr | India | WK-Batter |
| Liam Livingstone | INR 8.75 Cr | England | Allrounder |
| Krunal Pandya | INR 5.75 Cr | India | Allrounder |
| Tim David | INR 3 Cr | Australia | Allrounder |
| Jacob Bethell | INR 2.60 Cr | England | Allrounder |
| Romario Shepherd | INR 1.50 Cr | West Indies | Allrounder |
| Manoj Bhandage | INR 30 Lakh | India | Allrounder |
| Yash Dayal (R) | INR 5 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood | INR 12.50 Cr | Australia | Bowler |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | INR 10.75 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Rasikh Dar | INR 6 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Suyash Sharma | INR 2.60 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Nuwan Thushara | INR 1.60 Cr | Sri Lanka | Bowler |
| Lungi Ngidi | INR 1 Cr | South Africa | Bowler |
| Swapnil Singh | INR 50 Lakh | India | Bowler |
| Abhinandan Singh | INR 30 Lakh | India | Bowler |
| Mohit Rathee | INR 30 Lakh | India | Bowler |
IPL 2025 RCB New Signings
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 Indian Players
Following are the complete details of the Indian players in the IPL 2025 RCB Squad with role, auction price, and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Role |
| Virat Kohli (R) | INR 21 Cr | Batter |
| Rajat Patidar (R) (c) | INR 11 Cr | Batter |
| Mayank Agarwal | INR 1 Cr | Batter |
| Swastik Chhikara | INR 30 Lakh | Batter |
| Jitesh Sharma | INR 11 Cr | WK-Batter |
| Krunal Pandya | INR 5.75 Cr | Allrounder |
| Manoj Bhandage | INR 30 Lakh | Allrounder |
| Yash Dayal (R) | INR 5 Cr | Bowler |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | INR 10.75 Cr | Bowler |
| Rasikh Dar | INR 6 Cr | Bowler |
| Suyash Sharma | INR 2.60 Cr | Bowler |
| Swapnil Singh | INR 50 Lakh | Bowler |
| Abhinandan Singh | INR 30 Lakh | Bowler |
| Mohit Rathee | INR 30 Lakh | Bowler |
IPL 2025 RCB Overseas Players
Following are the complete details of the overseas players in the IPL 2025 RCB Squad with role, auction price, and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Role | Nation |
| Phil Salt | INR 11.50 Cr | WK-Batter | England |
| Liam Livingstone | INR 8.75 Cr | Allrounder | England |
| Tim David | INR 3 Cr | Allrounder | Australia |
| Jacob Bethell | INR 2.60 Cr | Allrounder | England |
| Romario Shepherd | INR 1.50 Cr | Allrounder | West Indies |
| Josh Hazlewood | INR 12.50 Cr | Bowler | Australia |
| Nuwan Thushara | INR 1.60 Cr | Bowler | Sri Lanka |
| Lungi Ngidi | INR 1 Cr | Bowler | South Africa |
IPL 2025 RCB Batters
Following are the complete details of the batters in the RCB Squad with role, auction price, and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Virat Kohli (R) | INR 21 Cr | India |
| Rajat Patidar (R) (c) | INR 11 Cr | India |
| Mayank Agarwal | INR 1 Cr | India |
| Swastik Chhikara | INR 30 Lakh | India |
IPL 2025 RCB Bowlers
Following are the complete details of the bowlers in the RCB Squad with role, auction price, and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Yash Dayal (R) | INR 5 Cr | India |
| Josh Hazlewood | INR 12.50 Cr | Australia |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | INR 10.75 Cr | India |
| Rasikh Dar | INR 6 Cr | India |
| Suyash Sharma | INR 2.60 Cr | India |
| Nuwan Thushara | INR 1.60 Cr | Sri Lanka |
| Lungi Ngidi | INR 1 Cr | South Africa |
| Swapnil Singh | INR 50 Lakh | India |
| Abhinandan Singh | INR 30 Lakh | India |
| Mohit Rathee | INR 30 Lakh | India |
IPL 2025 RCB All-rounders
Following are the complete details of the all-rounders in the IPL 2025 RCB Squad with role, auction price, and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Liam Livingstone | INR 8.75 Cr | England |
| Krunal Pandya | INR 5.75 Cr | India |
| Tim David | INR 3 Cr | Australia |
| Jacob Bethell | INR 2.60 Cr | England |
| Romario Shepherd | INR 1.50 Cr | West Indies |
| Manoj Bhandage | INR 30 Lakh | India |
IPL 2025 RCB Wicketkeepers List
Following are the complete details of the wicketkeepers in the IPL 2025 RCB Squad with their role, auction price, and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Phil Salt | INR 11.50 Cr | England |
| Jitesh Sharma | INR 11 Cr | India |
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
New Players Signed by RCB for IPL 2025
Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Suyash Sharma, Devdutt Padikkal, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Swastik Chhikara, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
IPL 2025 RCB Squad
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Suyash Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Swastik Chhikara, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL
The Bengaluru-based franchise is considered one of the teams with a huge and loyal fan base. Despite their failure to win the trophy, RCB’s fan base has never faced a dip so far.
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) was one of the eight teams to debut in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008. Since their maiden appearance in IPL, RCB has still been waiting to lift their maiden title in the cash-rich league.
RCB qualified for the playoffs last season but lost the IPL 2024 Eliminator game against Rajasthan Royals and got knocked out of the tournament.
IPL 2025 Mega Auction Rules
- Ahead of the IPL 2025 season, BCCI has made noticeable changes in their rule book including a change in the salary cap of the uncapped players. Following are the complete details of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction Rules.
- Each team can retain six players from their existing squad, either via retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option.
- The franchise can decide on a combination of retentions and RTMs.
- A team can retain a maximum of five capped players whether Indian or Overseas and a maximum of 2 uncapped players.
- The auction purse value of each team has been set at INR 120 crores while it was INR 100 crores for the last auction.
- The total salary cap will now consist of an auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees.
- Previously in 2024, the total salary cap (auction purse + incremental performance pay) was INR 110 Crs which will now be INR 146 Crs (2025), INR 151 Crs (2026) and INR 157 Crs (2027).
- BCCI has set various retention slabs for the player’s retention. The first retention must be INR 18 crore, the second INR 14 crore, the third INR 11 crore, the fourth INR 18 crore, the fifth INR 14 crore and the uncapped Rs 4 crore but franchises are also allowed to divide the 75cr retention amount among 5 capped players.
- If a team choose to retain a player for more than INR 18 Cr then the franchise should retain their second or third player for less than the desired amount. Teams can flex the retention amount as they wish but should be within the designated amount of INR 43 Crore(18+14+11) for three retentions.
- Ex: If CSK wishes to retain Gaikwad, Jadeja and Dube as their first three retentions and decides to retain Gaikwad for INR 20 Cr(which is INR 2 Cr over the first retention amount), then CSK must retain Jadeja for INR 12 Cr or Dube for INR 9 Cr which in turn will meet the INR 43 crore budget for the first three retentions.
- As per the IPL committee rules, each franchise can have 25 players in their squad, out of which a maximum of 8 can be foreign players. In Playing 11, each team can have a maximum of 4 overseas players in the mix.
- As an overseas player, he has to register for the Mega Auction. In case if he fails to do so, then he will be ineligible to register in the following year’s player auction.
- As per the new rule, an overseas player will have to mandatorily register for the mega auction (2025) if he fails to do so he will miss the subsequent small auction too.
- If any player registers in the player auction and after getting picked by a team and later makes himself unavailable before the start of the season, he will get banned from participating in the tournament and player auction for two seasons.
- A capped player will be considered an uncapped player if the player has not featured in the starting XI in any international games(Test, T20I, ODI) in the last five calendar years or does not have a Central Contract with BCCI. This will only be applicable to the Indian players.
