RCB Playing 11 prediction after IPL Auction 2025: Is this the best Royal Challengers Bengaluru line-up from recent years? | Cricket News
IPL Auction 2025: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) had the second biggest purse at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, heading in with Rs 83 crore. RCB were expected to go after big names and use their RTM for players like Mohammed Siraj.
Teams had geared up to go against RCB to fight for KL Rahul as well, but they pulled out of the bidding war once the price reached Rs 10.75 crore, with the Karnataka batter eventually being bought by Delhi Capitals at Rs 14 crore.
At first glance, even after having spent 82.25 crore, the team doesn’t come off as the strongest team. But closer look at the roster and balance suggests that the team has been formed carefully analysing the requirements of the team. RCB’s probable XI is a well-knit pack of players that can each cause trouble to their opponents. RCB will have a reunion with Indian veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar and he would be paired up with Josh Hazlewood to hopefully pick up wickets in the Powerplay. With Virat Kohli seemingly back in form and the acquistion of the explosive Phil Salt, their opening combination could rank among the best for the upcoming season.
RCB Probable XI for IPL 2025: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood.
Here is the full squad of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru after the mega auction: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel
