IPL 2025 Retention Day Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Full Retained Players LIVE Updates: Virat Kohli retained for Rs 21 crore with Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal

IPL 2025 Retention Day: Which are the players who will be retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of mega auction?

The much-awaited IPL Retention Deadline is almost here. With less than 24 hours remaining, fans will be sure to be excited about this wonderful IPL edition’s retention lists. The fans will get to know which players the franchises have decided to remain associated with and which players they have opted to part ways with.

According to a (TOI)report, it’s been said that Virat Kohli will be returning as captain for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2025. Now the social media buzz has been creating a loud roar for their star player Virat Kohli, also implying he is guaranteed retention even though he no longer plays in the tournament.

The franchises should work their retentions as a mixture of capped players (Indians or Overseas) or uncapped players (Indians). Any team can retain a maximum of two uncapped players from their existing rosters.

Here is full list of Retained players by Royal Challengers Bengaluru –

S.NO.	NAME	Country	PRICE
1.	Virat Kohli (Capped)	India	Rs 21 crore
2.	Rajat Patidar	India	Rs 11 crore
3.	Yash Dayal (Capped)	India	Rs 5 crore