The Bengaluru outfit retained Virat Kohli for Rs 21 crore and Rajat Patidar for Rs 11 crore. Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal was also kept for Rs 5 crore, which means that RCBs auction purse will be a healthy Rs 83 crore,

Royal Challengers Bengaluru released their skipper Faf du Plessis who led the franchise in the last three years in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It remains to be seen if RCB will buy him back or will go for other players as they need a captain in case Virat Kohli is not ready to lead the side.

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal, now the franchise will be looking forward to make a balanced team which has a powerful batting and bowling lineup.

In this article now, we will look at five players RCB should target at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction featuring Jos Buttler.

RCB have had their share of star names, and monumental characters of cricket, but the trophy continues to elude them. Amid this, they announced their retention list for the next cycle of IPL, which includes only three players.

I most enjoyed playing at RCB; it's also home, you get to spend a lot of time at home, and I know the Chinnaswamy Stadium really well, says Rahul on the prospect of playing for RCB in IPL 2025

KL Rahul began his IPL journey at RCB in 2013 before reuniting with the team in 2016, the year they reached the final.