NEW DELHI: Still searching for their first Indian Premier League (IPL) title despite having the best of T20 talent in their ranks over the years, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will head into the 18th season next year with a revamped squad that the franchise put together at the IPL auction in Jeddah's Abadi Al Johar Arena in Saudi Arabia.
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Before the auction, RCB chose to retain only three players Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore) and Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore) and had INR 83 crore left in their purse for shopping, which was the second-highest remaining purse among the 10 franchises.
Each franchise had INR 120 crore before the retention window.
At the auction, RCB started building their squad with their first purchase, Liam Livingstone, for INR 8.75 crore.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru complete squad list IPL 2025:
1. Virat Kohli (Retained)
2. Rajat Patidar (Retained)
3. Yash Dayal (Retained)
4. Liam Livingstone: 8.75 crore INR
