Check out the three players RCB could have signed instead of Jitesh Sharma at the IPL 2025 mega auction, only on CricTracker.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) revamped their squad at the IPL 2025 auction. Retaining Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal, they acquired Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood,

RCB came into the auction with a gigantic purse of Rs 83 crore, the second most among all teams, but they were pretty subdued in terms of marquee acquisitions. Here are their top Five buys in the IPL 2025 auction.

Get the AI-predicted playing XI for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2025, along with the top 11 players selected based on performance and experience.

Apart from the aforementioned names, R Sai Kishore, Manav Suthar and Jayant Yadav are the only other players who represented GT in 2024 and will play for them in 2025. Interestingly, the Titans have roped in a trio of such players who turned up for RCB in IPL 2024. Here's a list of those three names.

RCB have retained Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal and Rajat Patidar and are in search for a captain. RCB go into the auction with ₹83 crore and three RTM options left.

The IPL 2025 mega auction as expected broke records, first Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive player in IPL history with a price tag of Rs 26.75 crore and it was broken by Rishabh Pant half an hour later as he was bought for Rs 27 crore by the Lucknow Super Giants.

Check out full squad of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the complete players list after the 2025 IPL mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Uncapped Indian players who sparked a bidding war in auction. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) The IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025 mega auction concluded on November 25 in Jeddah after two days of proceedings.

Mumbai Indians made strategic moves at the IPL 2025 auction, splashing Rs 12.5 crore to secure Trent Boult's return. Apart from Boult and Mitchell Santner, their overseas picks are not necessarily starters in the IPL or have played the league altogether.