Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) is one of the eight teams to debut in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008. Since their maiden appearance in IPL 2008, 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.
RCB Captain in IPL 2025
Right after a dreadful outing last season, RCB released their captain Faf du Plessis ahead of the IPL 2025 season. Though a piece of news started to spread that Virat Kohli is set to return as RCB captain, the statement remains as rumour as no report has confirmed it yet.
Rajat Patidar is named as the captain of RCB for IPL 2025 while Virat Kohli will be the vice-captain of the team.
Check out the full list of RCB Captains in IPL since 2008 below:
- Rajat Patidar: 2025
- Faf du Plessis: 2022-2024
- Shane Watson: 2017(Interm Captain)
- Virat Kohli: 2011-2021
- Daniel Vettori: 2011-2012
- Anil Kumble: 2009-2010
- Kevin Pietersen: 2009
- Rahul Dravid: 2008
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IPL 2025 Squad – RCB
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 |
| 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 |
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IPL 2025
As per IPL 2025 schedule the first match will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 22 March 2025 in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League is set to be played between 21 March and 25 May 2025 in India. IPL teams will be categorised into two groups of five teams where a total of 70 group matches will be played before the playoff round.
The IPL 2025 will follow a Group stage and Playoffs format with the top four teams in the IPL 2025 points table advancing to the playoffs round.
Right before the tournament, as expected, the IPL 2025 withdrawal players list starts to fill while the respective team will name the replacement players for the IPL 2025 season.
As a part of the season, BCCI has released 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.
