Royal Challengers look to build a strong team to end their eternal wait for lifting an IPL trophy as they head into the IPL 2025 mega auction with a task cut out. RCB had retained Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal and looked to build a squad around them.
RCB came into the mega auction with a handsome purse of Rs 83 crore. They made some smart picks on the opening day of the auction as they picked star wicketkeepers like Phil Salt and Jitesh Sharma. They also roped in Josh Hazlewood, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Salam and Suyash Sharma on the first day.
They began their market on the second day by picking former LSG all-rounder Krunal Pandya for a sum of Rs 5.75 crore. Here is a list of players picked by RCB in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
| Name of players bought by RCB |
Price (INR) |
| Liam Livingstone |
8.75 crore |
| Phil Salt |
11.50 crore |
| Jitesh Sharma |
11 crore
|
| Josh Hazlewood |
12.50 crore |
| Rasikh Dar |
6 crore
|
| Krunal Pandya |
5.75 crore |
| Swapnil Singh |
50 lakh (RTM) |
| Romario Shepherd |
1.50 crore |
| Nuwan Thushara |
1.60 crore |
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