Royal Challengers Bangalore secured Jitesh Sharma for a whopping Rs 11 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. Sharma's salary increased by 55 times his previous IPL earnings. RCB bought Sharma to fill the wicketkeeper-batter role vacated by Dinesh Karthik.

Virat Kohli has reportedly shown interest in leading the team again. The RCB mainstay has endured a topsy turvy journey with the franchise, but looks ready to spearhead the team for at least the next cycle.

Meanwhile, RCB bought Aussie pacer Josh Hazlewood and England all-rounder Liam Livingston for ₹ 8.5 crore in the IPL Auction 2025.

The team made the decision to release Faf du Plessis, who served as captain in the previous season, signaling that Kohli would resume his leadership role.

For many years, Virat Kohli was the highest-paid player in the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, that trend has changed over the last few years as the purse cap increased. Virat Kohli has never played for any other franchise than Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB),

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) retains its star player Virat Kohli for a record 18th season, making him the highest-paid Indian player in IPL history. RCB, yet to clinch an IPL title, has revamped its squad,

Royal Challengers Bangalore spent Rs 82.25 crore at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction to buy 19 players in addition to the 3 players they retained including Virat Kohli.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) brought Liam Livingstone (8.75 crore), Phil Salt (11.50 crore) Jitesh Sharma (INR 11 crore), Josh Hazlewood (12.50 crore), Rasikh Dar (6 crores), Suyash Sharma (2.60 crore).