Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) retains Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal and Rajat Partey ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction Rajat Patidar. This means they dropped Faf du Plessis, their IPL captain from 2022 to 2024. The player was bought by Delhi Capitals.
Speculations are at an all-time high that Kohli, who resigned as RCB captain in 2022, will return as the leader. Although the franchise has also not been officially confirmed after the mega auction, RCB Director of Cricket Mo Bobat said that no decision has been taken on the matter yet. Later, head coach Andy Flower delivered the same message, saying “communication hasn't happened yet.”
“Well, you have to wait for the results. This is a new era we are about to enter, the beginning of a three-year cycle, and I believe the anticipation will be good for you. You can ask me if you want. Feel free to contact you, but that communication has not happened yet,” Flower told SportsTak.
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RCB went into the auction with a huge amount of money and bought 19 players. They spent the most money on Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood (INR 12 Crores) and also acquired big name Phil Salt (INR 12 Crores) ) services. To further strengthen their bowling attack, they signed veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar (INR 10.75 crore) while Australia's fiery batsman Tim David (INR 3 Crores) has also joined the fray.
RCB IPL 2025 Lineup:
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidhar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Haze Erwood, Rasik Dal, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar KumarSwapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepard, Nuwan Tushara, Manoj Bandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Lathy
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