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RCB IPL 2025 Squad: Full List of Players Bought and Released for the Upcoming Season

5 Dariya News

26-Nov-2024

In building a strong team for the 2025 Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has made great progress. RCB is eager to win its first IPL championship due to its reputation of reliability and the presence of great cricketers like Virat Kohli. 

After the auction ended, the team strengthened its roster for another exciting season by adding several important players to its lineup. Let's examine RCB's approach to the IPL 2025 auction in more detail, as well as the full list of players who were bought, retained, and released.

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RCB's Auction Strategy for IPL 2025

With a cash purse of Rs 83 crore, RCB went into the IPL 2025 Super Auction to build a good team. The team wanted to add power hitters, improve the depth of their middle order and all-rounders, and strengthen their fast bowling. Some bold moves were made during the auction, and the franchise made a big impression by securing a combination of established players and emerging newcomers.

“𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗖𝗕 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗽. 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.”

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— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) November 26, 2024

RCB IPL 2025 Squad: Full List of Players Bought

Following the auction, RCB bought a total of 19 players, making significant changes to their squad across multiple formats. Royal Challengers Bangalore have added the following players to their squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League:

Player

Price (INR)

Virat Kohli

₹21 crore

Rajat Patidar

₹11 crore

Yash Dayal

₹5 crore

Liam Livingstone

₹8.75 crore

Phil Salt

₹11.50 crore

Jitesh Sharma

₹11 crore

Josh Hazlewood

₹12.50 crore

Rasikh Dar

₹6 crore

Suyash Sharma

₹2.60 crore

Krunal Pandya

₹5.75 crore

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

₹10.75 crore

Swapnil Singh

₹50 lakh

Tim David

₹3 crore

Romario Shepherd

₹1.50 crore

Nuwan Thushara

₹1.60 crore

Manoj Bhandage

₹30 lakh

Jacob Bethell

₹2.60 crore

Devdutt Padikkal

₹2 crore

Swastik Chhikara

₹30 lakh

Lungi Ngidi

₹1 crore

Abhinandan Singh

₹30 lakh

Mohit Rathee

₹30 lakh