IPL 2026: In IPL 2025, RCB ended its long wait and won the title for the first time. Captain Rajat Patidar won the trophy while captaining the team for the first time. With this, the 18-year wait of cricket superstar Virat Kohli also ended. The retention list for IPL 2026 will be released on 15 November. Now everyone is waiting for the retention list of defending champion RCB.

RCB will retain these players

There is little possibility of change in defending champion RCB. Almost all the players of the team had made important contributions last season. In batting, along with Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Captain Patidar, Devdutt Padikal, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethel and Krunal Pandya can be retained.

With this, in bowling, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Swastik Chikara, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage and Bhuvneshwar Kumar can be re-tagged. The pair of Hazlewood and Kumar had taken a total of 39 wickets in the 2025 IPL season.

Whose card will be cut?

RCB can release Liam Livingstone, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salam Dar, Mohit Rathi, Abhinandan Singh before the new season. If RCB releases Livingstone, Dayal and Rasikh, they will be left with a total of Rs 19.75 crore to spend in the mini auction. It is being told that RCB is targeting Australia’s Cameron Green.

Possible retained players of Royal Challengers Bangalore

Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Battel, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Suyyash Sharma, Swastik Chikara, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage.

RCB’s possible release players

Liam Livingstone, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salaam Dar, Mohit Rathi, Abhinandan Singh.