RCB Players List 2026: Here is the complete list of all the players in the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, including Venkatesh Iyer, who was bought for Rs 7 crore.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Players List, Full Squad, IPL Auction 2026: Based on the IPL 2026 auction held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, here is the complete team and player list for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Ankush Pandey
IPL 2026 RCB Players List, Full Squad: Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 7 crore at the IPL mini-auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. There was a fierce bidding war between the defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders for Venkatesh Iyer. However, RCB ultimately secured his services.
Venkatesh Iyer has previously played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He has scored 1468 runs in 62 IPL matches at an average of 29.96 and a strike rate of 137.32. Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 17 players in November 2025.
Royal Challengers Bangalore entered the mini-auction with a purse of ₹16.40 crore. This fund became available after releasing England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, as well as Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Agarwal, Mohit Rathi, and Sachin Baby.
RCB bought these players in the IPL 2026 auction.
| खिलाड़ी | बेेस प्राइस | कितने में बिके |
| वेंकटेश अय्यर (भारतीय) | 02 करोड़ रुपये | 07 करोड़ रुपये |
| मंगेश यादव (भारतीय, अनकैप्ड) | 30 लाख रुपये | 5.2 करोड़ रुपये |
| जैकब डफी (विदेशी, न्यूजीलैंड) | 02 करोड़ रुपये | 02 करोड़ रुपये |
| जॉर्डन कॉक्स (विदेशी, इंग्लैंड) | 75 लाख रुपये | 75 लाख रुपये |
| सात्विक देसवाल (भारतीय, अनकैप्ड) | 30 लाख रुपये | 30 लाख रुपये |
| कनिष्क चौहान (भारतीय, अनकैप्ड) | 30 लाख रुपये | 30 लाख रुपये |
| विहान मल्होत्रा (भारतीय, अनकैप्ड) | 30 लाख रुपये | 30 लाख रुपये |
| विकी ओस्तवाल (भारतीय, अनकैप्ड) | 30 लाख रुपये | 30 लाख रुपये |
Here is the list of Royal Challengers Bangalore players for IPL 2026:
Rajat Patidar (Captain), Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Nuwan Thushara, Phil Salt, Rasikh Dar Salam, Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Satwik Deswal, Jordan Cox, Kanishk Chauhan, Vihan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal.
Royal Challengers Bangalore had retained these players.
| खिलाड़ी | कितनी धनराशि में हुए रिटेन |
| विराट कोहली | 21 करोड़ रुपये |
| जोश हेजलवुड | 12.50 करोड़ रुपये |
| फिल साल्ट | 11.50 करोड़ रुपये |
| जितेश शर्मा | 11 करोड़ रुपये |
| रजत पाटीदार (कप्तान) | 11 करोड़ रुपये |
| भुवनेश्वर कुमार | 10.75 करोड़ रुपये |
| रसिख डार सलाम | 06 करोड़ रुपये |
| क्रुणाल पंड्या | 5.75 करोड़ रुपये |
| यश दयाल | 05 करोड़ रुपये |
| टिम डेविड | 03 करोड़ रुपये |
| सुयश शर्मा | 2.6 करोड़ रुपये |
| जैकब बेथेल | 2.6 करोड़ रुपये |
| देवदत्त पडिक्कल | 02 करोड़ रुपये |
| नुवान तुषारा | 1.6 करोड़ रुपये |
| रोमारियो शेफर्ड | 1.5 करोड़ रुपये |
| स्वप्निल सिंह | 50 लाख रुपये |
| अभिनंदन सिंह | 30 लाख रुपये |
This is the complete list of players for all the teams in IPL 2026.
RR Players List: Here is the complete list of all the players in the Rajasthan Royals team.
DC Players List 2026: Delhi Capitals entered the IPL auction with ₹21.80 crore; here is their squad.
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