RCB Full Squad (Royal Challengers Bangaluru), IPL 2026 Auction: Retained Stars, Major Releases & Team Update After Auction

IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Team Full Squad: Royal‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the IPL 2025 winners, have made it clear with their retained and released player lists the going down of the mini-auction for IPL 2026 that they are up for another battle-season. The titleholders have decided to retain as many as 17 players, including heroes Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar as captain, as well as important contributors like Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, and Josh Hazlewood, thus ensuring a seamless continuation from the past. Royal‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) took part in the 2026 Abu Dhabi auction with the unusual mood of a team that has just won the championship for the first time in 2025. With the help of captain Rajat Patidar, the franchise decided to focus more on the few surgical changes rather than complete changes in the team. It was the Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer who was their headline signing. He was bought for ₹7 crore to add the left-hand batting and medium pace bowling variety from the middle-order of the RCB side.RCB also focused on their bowling department, they brought in New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy (₹2 crore) who can be a very good and a reliable backup for the injury-prone Josh Hazlewood. They have obtained an un-capped left-arm quick Mangesh Yadav after winning a bidding war at ₹5.20 crore. In addition to Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who make up the championship core, the 2026 squad appears to be more balanced and have more depth as they set out to become the first team after CSK to win the IPL title twice in a ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌row. Also Read: IPL Auction 2026 LIVE UpdatesRoyal Challengers Bengaluru – Team OverviewCategoryDetailsTeam NameRoyal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)Founded2008Home GroundM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BengaluruOwnerRoyal Challengers Sports Private Ltd. Captain Rajat PatidarHead CoachAndy FlowerIPL Titles1 (2025)Source: Official Indian Premier League website. RCB Retained Players for IPL 2026 Below is the list of players the franchise has chosen to keep for the upcoming season: Player NameRoleVirat KohliBatterRajat Patidar (c)BatterDevdutt PadikkalBatterPhil SaltBatterJitesh SharmaWicketkeeper-BatterKrunal PandyaAll-RounderSwapnil SinghAll-RounderTim DavidAll-RounderJacob BethellAll-RounderJosh HazlewoodFast BowlerYash DayalFast BowlerBhuvneshwar KumarFast BowlerRasikh Salam DarFast BowlerAbhinandan SinghBowlerSuyash SharmaBowlerRCB Released Players Before IPL 2026 Auction Here are the names of the released players of RCB for this season: Swastik ChikaraMayank AgarwalTim SeifertManoj BhandageLiam LivingstoneLungi NgidiBlessing MuzarabaniMohit RatheeRoyal Challengers Bengaluru Squad 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru have locked in their final squad for IPL 2026 after the auction. The updated RCB team list includes retained players, fresh signings, and key trades ahead of the new season. Player NameRoleAuction Price (₹)How AcquiredJordan Cox Batter₹75,00,000AuctionKanishk ChouhanAll-rounder₹30,00,000AuctionVihaan MalhotraBowler₹30,00,000AuctionVicky OstwalBowler₹30,00,000AuctionMangesh YadavBowler₹5,20,00,000AuctionSatvik DeswalBatter₹30,00,000AuctionJacob Duffy Bowler₹2,00,00,000AuctionVenkatesh IyerAll-rounder₹7,00,00,000AuctionVirat KohliBatterRetainedRetainedRajat Patidar (c)BatterRetainedRetainedDevdutt PadikkalBatterRetainedRetainedPhil SaltBatterRetainedRetainedJitesh SharmaWicketkeeper-BatterRetainedRetainedKrunal PandyaAll-RounderRetainedRetainedSwapnil SinghAll-RounderRetainedRetainedTim DavidAll-RounderRetainedRetainedJacob BethellAll-RounderRetainedRetainedJosh HazlewoodFast BowlerRetainedRetainedYash DayalFast BowlerRetainedRetainedBhuvneshwar KumarFast BowlerRetainedRetainedRasikh Salam DarFast BowlerRetainedRetainedAbhinandan SinghBowlerRetainedRetainedSuyash SharmaBowlerRetainedRetainedRoyal Challengers Bengaluru have finalized a refreshed squad for IPL 2026 following the auction. The mix of retained players and new acquisitions shows RCB’s intent to address past gaps and build a competitive unit for the season ahead.Below is a complete list of IPL 2026 team squad pages with detailed information on retained players, released players, and pre-auction updates for each franchise.S. No.Squad1CSK (Chennai Super Kings) Team Full Squad IPL 20262DC (Delhi Capitals) Team Full Squad IPL 20263GT (Gujarat Titans) Team Full Squad IPL 20264KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) Team Full Squad IPL 20265LSG (Lucknow Super Giants) Team Full Squad IPL 20266MI (Mumbai Indians) Team Full Squad IPL 20267PBKS (Punjab Kings) Team Full Squad IPL 20268RR (Rajasthan Royals) Team Full Squad IPL 20269SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) Team Full Squad IPL 2026RCB's retention plan maintains the backbone of their title-winning team while giving them money left in the wallet to add more strength to the team by, for example, more spin or pace bowling. Supporters will see the RCB players being wisely selected at the IPL 2026 auction to give their star core the necessary strength. Don't miss out on the complete Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad with roles and auction details right ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌here.