 "Venkatesh Iyer will be playing for RCB in the 2026 IPL. Image: Reuters")
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Players List IPL Auction 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally ended their 18-year wait for an IPL title with a brilliant run to trophy last season. Their squad is mostly settled and they only need mostly back-up options to shore up the depth in their side. They were quiet in the trade window and their biggest release was that of Liam Livingstone who had a poor season in 2025.
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Led by Rajat Patidar, RCB had an incredible run to the trophy last season. They won nine games out of 14 in the league stage before defeating Punjab Kings twice in the Qualifier and then in the final to clinch their first ever trophy in the tournament.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) 2026 Players List
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) remaining purse: Rs 25 lakh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) retained players: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma.
Players purchased by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at IPL Auction 2026: Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 7 cr), Jacob Duffy (Rs 2 cr), Satvik Deswal (Rs 30 lakh), Mangesh Yadav (Rs 5.20 crore), Jordan Cox (Rs 75 lakh), Vicky Ostwal (Rs 30 lakh), Vihaan Malhotra (Rs 30 lakh), Kanishk Chouhan (Rs 30 lakh)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) full squad for IPL 2026: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Jacob Duffy, Jordan Cox, Kanishk Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Satvik Deswal