RCB retained, released and traded players list; purse remaining ahead of IPL 2026 auction

Defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru finalised its list of retained and released players ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction, which will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi.

As per the deadline on November 15, all 10 franchises submitted their final squads to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Here are RCB’s lists of players they have decided not to continue with and the ones which will stay on in the frachise.

Released players

Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohit Rathee

Head coach Andy Flower was happy to have retained the core of the team. He said: “We have been able to retain a really strong squad with, obviously, a great recent history of playing winning cricket and playing some outstanding cricket. I feel for the players that we are releasing, because I am pretty sure they loved the experience as much as I did last year. Of course, we will look to strengthen our squad, but in saying that, we are comfortable with retaining a strong base and a strong core of the team and the squad. So, there is less movement than there was in the big auction last year.

“There is a lot of cricket between now and the auction itself. There is a SMAT (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) tournament that is almost going to be completed by the time the auction happens, and obviously a lot of cricket before the next IPL. We will be watching intently and growing our understanding of the players that we work really closely with.”

Published on Nov 15, 2025

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