RCB retention list for IPL 2027 auction: Full list of retained and released players by Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of mini-auction

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• RCB are yet to announce their retained and released players for IPL 2027, with the deadline set for November 15, 2026.

• The defending champions have a full 25-man squad and just ₹25 lakh left in the purse.

• The IPL 2027 mini-auction is reportedly scheduled for December 16 in Goa.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru will officially reveal the names of the players they plan to retain and release ahead of the IPL 2027 mini-auction on November 15, 2026, the retention deadline.

The defending champions, along with the other nine franchises, will submit their lists on that day. The announcement will confirm who stays at the Chinnaswamy next season and who enters the auction pool.

MORE: IPL 2027 trade tracker: Complete list of all player and cash deals before the IPL 2027 mini-auction

The final RCB retention list for IPL 2027 is yet to be announced. Bengaluru topped the league stage in IPL 2026 and beat Gujarat Titans in the final to defend their title, becoming the first franchise to hold the IPL and WPL trophies in the same year, which leaves them with little obvious reason to tear anything up.

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• Abhinandan Singh

• Devdutt Padikkal

• Jacob Bethell*

• Jacob Duffy*

• Jitesh Sharma

• Josh Hazlewood*

• Krunal Pandya

• Mangesh Yadav

• Phil Salt*

• Jordan Cox*

• Rajat Patidar (c)

• Rasikh Salam

• Suyash Sharma

• Swapnil Singh

• Tim David*

• Venkatesh Iyer

• Virat Kohli

• Yash Dayal

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar

• Nuwan Thushara*

*Overseas players

Josh Hazlewood: According to Code Sports, Josh Hazlewood will be retained by RCB. 

Uncertain: Romario Shepherd – the West Indies all-rounder has been linked with a swap to Rajasthan Royals in exchange for Sam Curran, a deal neither franchise has confirmed.

MORE:Sam Curran and Romario Shepherd linked in possible RCB-RR swap

Bengaluru carry a full 25-man squad and cannot buy anyone without clearing space. After winning back-to-back IPL titles, RCB are unlikely to release any major players.

• Kanishk Chouhan

• Satvik Deswal

• Vicky Ostwal

• Vihaan Malhotra

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* Overseas players

Bengaluru went into the IPL 2026 auction with ₹16.40 crore and spent nearly all of it on eight players, finishing with ₹25 lakh. They completed no trades before that auction and have completed none in this window either.

Cricbuzz reported the budget has been increased from 125 crore to 130 crore for the 2027 mini-auction.

Almost ₹55 crore of that cap sits with five players, with Virat Kohli at ₹21 crore, Josh Hazlewood at ₹12.50 crore, Phil Salt at ₹11.50 crore and Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma at ₹11 crore each. Releasing Bhuvneshwar Kumar alone would roughly treble what Bengaluru can take to Goa.

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Bengaluru finished the IPL 2026 auction with a full squad of 25, made up of 17 Indian and eight overseas players, having retained 17 and bought eight at the auction.

RCB have no compulsory release to make, sitting at the limit on both counts rather than over it. The consequence is that they cannot bid for a single player at the auction without releasing or trading someone first.

RCB will create slots and purse space depending on their retention and release decisions ahead of the November 15 deadline.

MORE:IPL 2027 trade tracker: Every completed deal and rumour

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The IPL 2027 mini-auction is reportedly set to happen on 16 December 2026 in Goa.

The deadline for retention has been notified as November 15. The auction will be a one-day mini-auction and the last in the current cycle before the mega auction for IPL 2028.

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