Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) finally ended their long wait for an IPL trophy by winning their maiden title in IPL 2025. RCB focused on fine-tuning their squad for IPL 2026 at the mini-auction and released a few players to build an even stronger team for back-to-back titles. Here’s a look at RCB 2026 Players List
Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2026 Squad
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, Jacob Duffy, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan.
RCB 2026 Playing XI
Here’s how RCB’s playing XI may look for IPL 2026:
- Phil Salt
- Virat Kohli
- Rajat Patidar (C)
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Tim David
- Jitesh Sharma (WK)
- Krunal Pandya
- Romario Shepherd
- Suyash Sharma
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Josh Hazlewood
- Yash Dayal (Impact Player)
RCB 2026 Players Bought at IPL Auction
Venkatesh Iyer (7 cr), Mangesh Yadav (5.2 cr), Jacob Duffy (2 cr), Satwik Deswal (30 L), Jordan Cox (75 L), Vihaan Malhotra (30 L), Kanishk Chouhan (30 L), Vicky Ostwal (30 L)
Players released by RCB ahead of IPL 2026
Despite their success, RCB released a few players to balance the squad and manage the budget ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. Here are the players released:
Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi, Mayank Agarwal, Manoj Bhandage, Swastik Chikara, Mohit Rathee
Players retained by RCB ahead of IPL 2026
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Bethell, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Dar, Swapnil Singh
Key players from IPL 2025 campaign to build team for the future
- Virat Kohli
Kohli had one of his best seasons, scoring over 650 runs and leading the batting lineup with consistency and experience. - Rajat Patidar
As captain, Patidar guided RCB to their first IPL title and played crucial innings throughout the season. - .Josh Hazlewood
Hazlewood led the bowling attack, taking 22 wickets and providing breakthroughs in key moments. - Phil Salt
Salt gave the team explosive starts at the top of the order and played match-winning knocks under pressure. - Yash Dayal
Dayal showed great control and picked up key wickets in the middle and death over’s, adding depth to RCB’s pace attack.
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Under the leadership of Rajat Patidar and the guidance of head coach Andy Flower, RCB showed great balance, teamwork, and consistency throughout the season. Hope they build on it and display similar performances next year.
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