As Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises plan their strategy for the IPL 2025 auction—deciding which players to retain and buy in order to build the best team—it’s important to look back at the retained players from the previous edition. This can help us predict their approach for the upcoming retention.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have only one fixed player on their retention list for IPL 2025: Virat Kohli. It is difficult to predict who the other retained players might be. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, let’s take a look at RCB’s retentions from IPL 2024.
Players that were retained by RCB in IPL 2024
Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, and Glenn Maxwell were the three main players retained by RCB for IPL 2024. However, Glenn Maxwell was a big disappointment last season, and there is a strong possibility that he won’t be retained this time. Dinesh Karthik, who was outstanding for the team in 2024, will not be part of the upcoming season as he has retired from the tournament.
Mohammed Siraj is likely to be retained by the team as a second or third retention.
| PLAYER | ROLE | PRICE |
| Faf du Plessis | Batter | 7 crore |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | 15 crore |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-rounder | 11 crore |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler | 7 crore |
| Dinesh Karthik | Keeper-Batter | 5.5 crore |
| Vyshak Vijaykumar | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| Manoj Bhandage | All-rounder | 20 lakh |
| Rajat Patidar | Batter | 20 lakh |
| Anuj Rawat | Keeper-batter | 3.4 crore |
| Suyash Prabhudesai | All-rounder | 30 lakh |
| Akash Deep | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| Reece Topley | Bowler | 1.9 crore |
| Rajan Kumar | Bowler | 70 lakh |
| Himanshu Sharma | All-rounder | 20 lakh |
| Karn Sharma | Bowler | 50 lakh |
| Mahipal Lomror | Batter | 95 lakh |
| Will Jacks | All-rounder | 3.2 crore |
| Cameron Green (Traded from MI) | All-rounder | 17.5 crore |
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Player who were released by RCB in IPL 2024
| Player | Role |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | All-rounder |
| Siddharth Kaul | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All-rounder |
| Wayne Parnell | All-rounder |
| Sonu Yadav | Bowler |
| Finn Allen | Keeper-batter |
| Michael Bracewell | All-rounder |
| David Willey | Bowler |
| Kedar Jadhav | All-rounder |
| Harshal Patel | Bowler |
| Avinash Singh | Bowler |
Players RCB bought in IPL 2024
| Player | Price |
| Alzarri Joseph | Rs 11.50 crore |
| Yash Dayal | Rs 5 crore |
| Lockie Ferguso | Rs 2 crore |
| Tom Curran | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Saurav Chuahan | Rs 20 lakh |
| Swapnil Singh | Rs 20 lakh |
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