RCB Full Squad, IPL 2026: Venkatesh Iyer has been brought by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2026 for Rs 7 crore during the mini-auction in Abu Dhabi. LSG and Gujarat Titans made the initial few bids for Venkatesh before RCB and KKR joined the race. RCB also purchased New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy at his base price of Rs 2 crore.
FULL LIST OF PLAYERS BOUGHT AT THE AUCTION:
1. Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 7 crore)
2. Jacob Duffy (Rs 2 crore)
3. Satvik Deswal (Rs 30 lakh)
4. Mangesh Yadav (Rs 5.2 crore)
5. Jordan Cox (Rs 75 lakh)
6. Vicky Ostwal (Rs 30 lakh)
7. Vihaan Malhotra (Rs 30 lakh)
8. Kanishk Chouhan (Rs 30 lakh)
CURRENT SQUAD AND RETAINED PLAYERS:
Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, and Suyash Sharma.
RELEASED PLAYERS:
Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee.