Royal Challengers Bengaluru Full Squad for IPL 2026 After Auction

Published - 16 Dec 2025, 09:49 PM | Updated - 16 Dec 2025, 11:34 PM

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the defending champions of IPL, would aim to defend their title after doing a good job at the IPL auction. This article provides you with the full squad of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru after the IPL 2026 Auction.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Full Squad for IPL 2026 After Auction

Retentions Made by Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The defending champions of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore, have retained their core in the form of Virat Kohli, captain Rajat Patidar, all-rounder Krunal Pandya, and experienced fast bowler Josh Hazlewood.

Key Players For Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026

Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli, who has been in great form at the international level at the backend of 2025, would wish to carry it in the upcoming edition of the IPL and play match-winning knock like he has done on numerous occasions in the past.

If Kohli manages to keep his good work going, RCB would be in a good position to defend its title and enter an elite list of teams to win it for two consecutive seasons.

Having said that, the former RCB captain would require support from other batters as well to keep the opposition bowlers under pressure.

Rajat Patidar

RCB's captain Rajat Patidar, who defied all odds and led his team to its maiden IPL title, will play a crucial role while batting in the middle order.

Patidar, who is known for his effortless batting against spinners, will be backed by the team management to play his natural game while he is in the middle and not let the pressure of captaincy get to him.

Josh Hazlewood

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood would hope to get fit in time for the IPL, as he is an important part of RCB's bowling attack and is expected to bowl in all three phases of the innings as he has done for the better part of his T20 career.

Hazlewood, who formed a strong bowling partnership with Bhuvaneshwar Kumar last year, would be entrusted to do the job with his bowling partner once again.

Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya, who showed his all-round skill for RCB in the last edition, wasn't given much chance of having a successful season as the lead spinner of a team, but he proved everyone wrong and played his part with both bat and ball.

Pandya will look to do the same and make handsome contributions in all three departments of the game in IPL 2026.

Performance of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL

RCB would like to replicate the performance that they delivered last year, which helped the team win its first IPL title and join an elite list of teams to defend their title by winning it for the second time in a row.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Full Squad for IPL 2026 After Auction


Purse Spent:	₹124.75 Cr		Purse Left:	₹0.25 Cr
Players Bought:	25 / 25		Overseas Buys:	8 / 8

Player	Status	Type	Base Price (Cr)	Sold Price (Cr)
Virat Kohli	Retained	BAT	-	21
Josh Hazlewood	Retained	BOWL	-	12.5
Phil Salt	Retained	BAT	-	11.5
Rajat Patidar	Retained	BAT	-	11
Jitesh Sharma	Retained	BAT	-	11
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Retained	BOWL	-	10.75
Venkatesh Iyer	NEW	AR	2	7
Rasikh Salam	Retained	BOWL	-	6
Krunal Pandya	Retained	AR	-	5.75
Mangesh Yadav	NEW	AR	0.3	5.2
Yash Dayal	Retained	BOWL	-	5
Tim David	Retained	AR	-	3
Suyash Sharma	Retained	BOWL	-	2.6
Jacob Bethell	Retained	AR	-	2.6
Jacob Duffy	NEW	BOWL	2	2
Devdutt Padikkal	Retained	BAT	-	2
Nuwan Thushara	Retained	BOWL	-	1.6
Romario Shepherd	Retained	AR	-	1.5
Jordan Cox	NEW	BAT	0.75	0.75
Swapnil Singh	Retained	AR	-	0.5
Satvik Deswal	NEW	AR	0.3	0.3
Kanishk Chouhan	NEW	AR	0.3	0.3
Abhinandan Singh	Retained	BOWL	-	0.3
Vihaan Malhotra	NEW	AR	0.3	0.3
Vicky Ostwal	NEW	AR	0.3	0.3