IPL 2021: Complete List Of Players Released And Retained By Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

The deadline for the franchises to release their final retention list is upon us and in the latest update, the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have announced their retentions ahead of the 2021 mini-auction.

The official Twitter handle of the Royal Challengers Bangalore has announced that the Virat Kohli-led franchise has retained as many as 12 players while letting go of the rest.

The players who have been retained ahead of the next month’s auction include the superstar duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, swashbuckling opener Devdutt Padikkal, who had a breakout season last year.

Other players who have been retained are Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Joshua Phillipe, off-spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar, fast bowling duo of Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini, the spin duo of Shahbaz Ahmed and Adam Zampa, Australian pacer Kane Richardson, who pulled out of the 2020 edition due to personal reasons, and Pavan Deshpande.

The notable exclusions from the squad include Australian white-ball skipper Aaron Finch, England all-rounder Moeen Ali, spinner Pawan Negi, seam-bowling all-rounder Shivam Dube, fast bowler Chris Morris, middle-order batsman Gurkeerat Singh Mann, and the pace-bowling duo of Isuru Udana and Umesh Yadav.

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Dale Steyn had already announced his unavailability for the 2021 season in a Twitter post earlier this month while Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. Meanwhile, RCB has traded Daniel Sams from DC in an all-cash deal.

RCB IPL 2020 squad:

Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Aaron Finch, Yuzvrndra Chahal, Dale Steyn, Adam Zampa, Chris Morris, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Isuru Udana, Joshua Phillipe, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pavan Deshpande, Pawan Negi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar

Retained players:

Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Joshua Phillipe, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson

Released players:

Aaron Finch, Dale Steyn, Moeen Ali, Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Isuru Udana, Pawan Negi, Parthiv Patel, Gurkeerat Singh Mann