IPL 2025 RCB Retention List: Virat Kohli To Mohammed Siraj – 4 Players to Retain Before Mega Auction!

IPL 2025 RCB Retention List: The mega auction is going to happen in IPL 2025. In such a situation, all the teams must have already started preparing the list of names of the players to be retained. Royal Challengers Bangalore have performed brilliantly in IPL 2024 and have made it to the playoffs. The team had some trouble in the beginning, losing 6 consecutive matches, but in the last part of the season, Royal Challengers Bangalore made a strong comeback and performed brilliantly. As IPL 2024 is reaching its peak, everyone is curious about who we will see in the Royal Challengers jersey next year.

Will Faf du Plessis be captain again? Or will we see some changes in the next IPL? Let’s look at the players RCB may retain ahead of IPL 2025.

Here Are RCB’s 4 Players Who Should Retain Before IPL Mega Auction

1. Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore would not like to release the Indian team’s star batsman Virat Kohli even by mistake. Kohli joined RCB in 2008, the inaugural season of IPL. Not only that, he also captained the team for nine seasons till 2022. Kohli is the first player in the tournament’s history to play 250 games for a single team. Virat has scored runs in IPL year after year. Virat is the highest run-scorer in the history of IPL. He has so far scored 8004 runs in the IPL tournament by scoring 8 centuries and 55 half-centuries. Even in IPL 2024, Virat won the Orange Cap by scoring 741 runs in the season. In such a situation, it is impossible for RCB should let Virat go and not retain him.

2. Faf du Plessis

RCB would like to retain its captain Faf du Plessis. Faf du Plessis joined RCB and took the baton of captaincy from Virat in 2022. Along with Virat, Faf du Plessis has also emerged as the batting strength of RCB. In IPL 2024, Faf scored 438 runs for the team and also took the team to the playoffs. Apart from this, last year Faf scored 730 runs in 14 matches with his bat, so it would be a big mistake for RCB not to retain Faf.

3. Mohammad Siraj

Mohammed Siraj has been associated with the Bengaluru franchise since 2018. He has impressed everyone with his bowling abilities. Like previous years, this season too he impressed everyone. In 14 matches, he has taken 15 wickets so far. However, the economy of his bowling always remains in the public eye. But his name is also definitely visible in the retention list. Because Royal Challengers Bangalore would like to strengthen their bowling. Siraj is the main bowler of RCB’s pace attack. Siraj did not have a good start in IPL 2024, but as the tournament progressed, Siraj made a comeback and took a total of 15 wickets for RCB. Siraj had performed brilliantly in the last season, so he will be included in the list of players to be retained.

4. Rajat Patidar

Rajat Patidar has acquired the reputation of a big hitter. Patidar joined the franchise in 2021. He can build partnerships and hit big shots when needed. Patidar has scored 395 runs in 15 matches with a strike rate of 177. He has also proved to be an important asset for the Royal Challengers Bangalore lineup. In such a situation, it is expected that Bengaluru can also keep his name on the retention list.