RCB Full Squad, IPL 2025: England all-rounder Liam Livingstone became RCB's first signing at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, having bought his services for a sum of Rs 8.75 crore. RCB were involved in a bidding war with SRH, CSK and DC for the acquisition of Livingstone, who was released by PBKS ahead of the auction. RCB, after yet another disappointing season last term, decided to let most of their players go, including captain Faf du Plessis and marquee pacer Mohammed Siraj. It isn't yet known who the franchise will appoint as captain next season, though the rumours of Virat Kohli taking up the slot are going on. Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant could be on the franchise's radar in the auction.
Full list of players bought by RCB:
1. Liam Livingstone: Rs 8.75 cr
2. Phil Salt - Rs 11.50 cr
3. Jitesh Sharma - Rs 11 cr
4. Josh Hazlewood - Rs 12.5 cr
Full list of retained players by RCB: Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (Rs 11 crore), Yash Dayal (Rs 5 crore)
Full list of released players by RCB: Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh.