RCB have retained Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal and Rajat Patidar and are in search for a captain. RCB go into the auction with ₹83 crore and three RTM options left.

Baroda all-rounder Krunal Pandya - who was not retained by Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the IPL 2025 season - has been purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore. England cricketer Phil Salt to Open with Virat Kohli,

Royal Challengers Bengaluru entered the IPL 2025 mega auction after retaining three players with a purse of Rs 83 crore. RCB had retained Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal and Rajat Patidar. Here is a list of players bought by RCB in the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Check out full squad of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the complete players list after the 2025 IPL mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Pant was the subject of a bidding war between the Lucknow Super Giants and his former side, the Delhi Capitals

The IPL auction witnessed some eyebrow-raising bids. Veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, despite being out of the Indian team for two years, became the second day's most expensive buy at ₹10.75 crore, joining Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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Rishabh Pant was secured by LSG for INR 27 crore, becoming the highest-paid player in IPL history. Shreyas Iyer was the second-most expensive buy.

In a record-breaking IPL 2025 mega auction on Sunday, Rishabh Pant emerged as the most expensive player in the tournament’s history, fetching a whopping Rs 27 crore from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Pant narrowly edged out Shreyas Iyer,