The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini-auction was held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, December 16, with 369 players up for signing.
Defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured the services of eight players, with the signing of all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer being the highlight.
Here are the players bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the auction: Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan.
RCB Purse Remaining: Rs. 0.25 crore
RCB Player Slots Remaining: 0
RCB Overseas Player Slots Remaining: 0
RCB Retained Players List: 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, Suyash Sharma.
RCB IPL 2026 FULL SQUAD
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, Suyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan.
Published on Dec 16, 2025
