IPL 2026 Retention: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retained Players List; Check RCB's Released Players, Remaining Purse And Slots Available

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retained Players, IPL 2026: RCB had a memorable campaign last season as they ended up clinching the IPL 2025 title. They defeated the Punjab Kings in the final to bag their first IPL title, leaving fans as well as players heavily emotional as a long and frustrating wait finally came to an end.

Virat Kohli was RCB's top run-getter and helped the side with an incredible contribution in their title-winning season. He scored 657 runs in 15 matches at an average of 54.75. The champions haven't made too many changes in their setup as all teams gear up for the next season with some much-awaited retentions and eyes on the released players as well. The defending champions have held on to their biggest pillars, including senior icon Virat Kohli and dependable middle-order contributor Rajat Patidar.

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Josh Hazlewood picked up the most wickets last season for RCB and is one of the several players to continue their stay with the franchise.

The presence of Australian power-hitter Tim David, along with West Indies allrounder Romario Shepherd, means RCB already have enough options for the finisher's role. In an interesting turn of events, they let go of Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone and Lungi Ngidi.

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RCB's list of retained players: Rajat Patidar (C), Virat Kohli, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Phil Salt (WK), Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara

Royal Challengers Bengaluru player trades: None

Royal Challengers Bengaluru released players: Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Tim Seifert, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, Liam Livingstone and Mohit Rathee.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru remaining slots: 8 (2 overseas)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) purse remaining for IPL 2026 auction: Rs 16.40 crore

RCB Squad Ahead Of IPL 2026 Auction

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, and Suyash Sharma.