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RCB Full Squad, IPL 2025: The RCB has assembled a star-studded squad. They entered the Day 2 of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction with a purse of Rs 30.65, the most among all the franchises. After signing six players on Day 1, RCB signed all-rounder Krunal Pandya as their first player on Day 2 for a sum of Rs 5.75 crore. However, the franchise hogged all the limelight with acquisition of pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Rs 10.75 crore. England all-rounder Liam Livingstone became RCB’s first signing at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. He was bought for a sum of Rs 8.75 crore. Apart from Livingstone, RCB also bought the likes of Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood and Rasikh Dar. They had retained the likes of Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal ahead of the auction. (Full Squad)
Full list of players bought by RCB at the IPL 2025 auction: 1. Liam Livingstone: Rs 8.75 crore 2. Phil Salt – Rs 11.50 crore3. Jitesh Sharma – Rs 11 crore 4. Josh Hazlewood – Rs 12.5 crore5. Rasikh Dar – Rs 6 crore 6. Suyash Sharma – Rs 2.6 crore7. Krunal Pandya – Rs 5.75 crore 8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Rs 10.75 crore9. Swapnil Singh – Rs 50 lakh10. Tim David – Rs 3 crore11. Romario Shepherd – Rs 1.5 crore12. Nuwan Thushara – Rs 1.6 crore13. Manoj Bhandage – Rs 30 lakh14. Jacob Bethell – Rs 2.6 crore15. Devdutt Padikkal – Rs 2 crore16. Swastik Chikara – Rs 30 lakh17. Lungi Ngidi – Rs 1 crore18. Abhinandan Singh – Rs 30 lakh19. Mohit Rathee – Rs 30 lakhFull 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.