IPL 2026 RCB Retained and Released Players List: After 18 years, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden Indian Premier League title last year under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar. The likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood has strengthened the bowling, and Krunal Pandya gave a different dimension to their side in the all-rounder department.
While Virat Kohli will continue to be the iconic player for the franchise in the upcoming season, what more will they be able to add to the power of Phil Salt, and who they will release will be an interesting conundrum for the franchise. One thing they did lack last season though, apart from Bhuvneshwar, they lacked a world-class Indian bowler in the side.
Their overseas bowling department, especially in the pace side of things, has a lot of bowling stocks available to them. In the Indian spin department too, they would be hoping to have a few reinforcements supporting the likes of Syuash Sharma, who had a decent season but lacks experience.
What are the rules of IPL retentions?
When there is a mega auction, there is a limit to the number of players, be it overseas or the Indians, that the squads can retain. But this time around, as it is not a mega auction, teams can retain around as many players as they wish to. Despite the flexible rules, the franchises need to have 25 players, and the purse for each franchise will be around 120 crores.
List of players retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru
To be revealed shortly
List of players released by Royal Challengers Bengaluru
To be revealed shortly
