One of the most loved franchises of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangaluru will find difficult to choose the players to retain for IPL 2025. Over the years, Bangaluru showed great performance in term of making and breaking records. But found themselves difficult to win IPL trophy. For IPL 2025 mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangaluru will have to release their key players to make good looking squad. Let’s check out the list of retentions of Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2025.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the player who will be retained by RCB for IPL 2025. The love affair of Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangaluru will be excessed to 18th years in IPL 2025. Virat Kohli made his IPL debut for RCB against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders. After that, Virat is reaching to ultimate success as RCB player.
Virat Kohli was the captain of RCB from 2013 to 2021. Virat Kohli played in 1 IPL final for RCB as captain and unfortunately ended up as losing side. Virat Kohli is the highest runs scorer in IPL and also has the record of the highest run scorer in one season of 973 runs in IPL 2016. These records tell the value of Virat Kohli for RCB which makes him the top player to be in the retentions of Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2025.
Faf du Plessis
Faf joined RCB in IPL 2022 when Bengaluru was in need of a captain after the resignation of Virat Kohli as captain. Faf led Royal Challengers Bangaluru really well as the team qualified for the playoffs 2 times in 3 years. He has made more than 4500 runs in IPL and played heroic innings in the finals of IPL 2021.
Looking at Faf skills as leader and top-order batter, Faf is really a key player for Royal Challengers Bangaluru. That is why, there is high chances that RCB will retain him for IPL 2025.
Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj is the prime fast bowler for Royal Challengers Bangaluru since his addition in RCB squad. Siraj got crucial wickets for his team in crucial stages of the game which makes him one of the key players. Mohammed Siraj got 93 wickets in his entire IPL career.
Now Muhammed Siraj is making impact with his bowling in Indian cricket team. Royal Challengers Bangaluru cannot lose the luxury of premium fast bowler by dropping Siraj from the squad.
Rajat Patidar
Rajat has excellent talent and his class and technique make him unique from other young Indian batters. Also experts are suggesting that, Rajat has high chances of becoming next captain of Royal Challengers Bangaluru. Rajat has scored 799 runs for Royal Challengers Bangaluru in IPL with 1 century to his name in IPL 2022 eliminator.
Rajat has high chances of getting retain by Royal Challengers Bangaluru and his skills justifies the reason of retaining him.
Will Jacks
Will Jacks appeared as best player for Royal Challengers Bangaluru in last edition of IPL. Will Jacks scored crucial runs for his team and played do or die games for Royal Challengers Bangaluru in IPL 2024. Will came as the replacement of Glenn Maxwell and booked his place permeant in Royal Challengers Bangaluru squad.
Will scored 230 runs in 8 games with 1 beautiful 100 and helped Royal Challengers Bangaluru to reach the playoffs of IPL 2024. Besides from batting, Will produce crucial bowling spells for his side in last edition of IPL. Will Jacks took 2 crucial wickets which indicates the signs of booking his place in the list of retention of Royal Challengers Bangaluru for IPL 2025.
Crucial Departures from RCB
Two Australian player, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green can be drop from RCB squad for IPL 2025. Both Players played last season for Royal Challengers Bangaluru and did not contribute in RCB performance.
Glenn joined RCB in IPL 2021 which feared every other team. But after entering in RCB squad, Maxwell become so ordinary player and failed badly to score runs for RCB. Therefore, it can become one of the main reasons for Glenn Maxwell to be depart from Royal Challengers Bangaluru.
Cameron Green which came after the trade of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangaluru last season. Green traded by RCB in 15Cr, but he did not justify his place in RCB squad and can be out of the list of Retentions of Royal Challengers Bangaluru for IPL 2025.
Also check out the retention of Mumbai Indians for IPL 2025.
