Virat Kohli To Lead RCB? Check Out Full List Of Players Retained By The Franchise On IPL Retention 2025 Deadline

Virat Kohli to lead RCB? Amid reports suggesting that the star batter could be back as the captain, Bengaluru have named him in their retention list ahead of the mega auction.

Virat Kohli could well be back as the RCB captain from IPL 2025.

Source : PTI

IPL Retention 2025: Virat Kohli has been named in the list of players retained by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ahead of the mega auction. The franchise announced the list of players retained on the IPL Retention Deadline day (October 31). Earlier, a media report had claimed that Kohli could well be back as the skipper of the team with the team looking to part ways with Faf du Plessis.

Virat finds his name in the list of players retained by the franchise along with Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. While the former India captain has been retained for Rs 21 crore, Patidar will continue his services for RCB for Rs 11 crore. Left-arm pacer Yash got 11 crore from the franchise.

🗣 𝑶𝑭𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻: #IPL2025 Retentions🔥

Make way for the flag bearers of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Introducing our first inductees to RCB’s Class of 2025! ❤️‍🔥

Roll No. 1️⃣8️⃣: Virat Kohli 👑
Roll No. 9️⃣7️⃣: Rajat Patidar 🌟
Roll No. 1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣: Yash Dayal… pic.twitter.com/a8JGsQnt7S

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 31, 2024

RCB's retention picks leave them with a purse of Rs 83 heading into the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. In addition, they have three Right To Match (RTM) options. Even though RCB has featured in every season of the competition since its inaugural run in 2008, they have never managed to win the title. 

1️⃣8️⃣th year with RCB for our No. 1️⃣8️⃣. 🔥

Retention #1 Virat Kohli would have completed 20 years with RCB by the end of this upcoming 3-year cycle! 🤩 The only player to represent the same team since the inception of the IPL. 🤯

Presenting to you the King, Virat Kohli! 👑… pic.twitter.com/KwiFhkufBB

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 31, 2024

”𝐑𝐂𝐁 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐦 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭.”

Rajat Patidar thanks all the fans and hopes to help RCB succeed in his next stint in the Red Blue and Gold. This is Royal Challenge presents RCB… pic.twitter.com/ElHX2RxTJR

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 31, 2024

“𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐒𝐊 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐨."

Yash Dayal is ready to swing it in our favour in… pic.twitter.com/2RbUV3VPbF

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 31, 2024

Even though the date of IPL 2025 Mega Auction is not yet known, it is likely to be held in November.