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IPL 2026 · RCB · 25 players

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Bengaluru · M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Captain

Rajat Patidar

Head coach

Andy Flower

Titles

2 (2025, 2026)

Ownership

United Spirits (Diageo)

Full squad

IPL 2026 list including published replacements. Auction sheets can still shift mid-window.

Batters (4)

  • Rajat Patidar

    Captain

  • Virat Kohli

  • Devdutt Padikkal

  • Jordan Cox

    Overseas

Wicket-keepers (2)

  • Phil Salt

    Overseas

  • Jitesh Sharma

All-rounders (11)

  • Tim David

    Overseas

  • Krunal Pandya

  • Jacob Bethell

    Overseas

  • Romario Shepherd

    Overseas

  • Swapnil Singh

  • Venkatesh Iyer

  • Mangesh Yadav

  • Satvik Deswal

  • Kanishk Chouhan

  • Vihaan Malhotra

  • Vicky Ostwal

Bowlers (8)

  • Josh Hazlewood

    Overseas

  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar

  • Rasikh Salam

  • Yash Dayal

  • Suyash Sharma

  • Richard Gleeson

    Overseas

  • Abhinandan Singh

  • Jacob Duffy

    Overseas