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PremiumRCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought four key players on the first day of the IPL 2025 auctions and still have ₹39.25 crore to spend. Josh Hazlewood ( ₹12.5 crore) was the most expensive player bought by RCB today, followed by Phil Salt ( ₹11.5 crore), Jitesh Sharma ( ₹11 crore) and Liam Livingstone ( ₹8.5 crore).
RCB had retained only three players - Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidatrt and Yash Dayal - ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auctions. The Bengaluru-based franchise let go of skipper Faf du Plessis and a host of other key players like Glenn Maxwell, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj.
The top priority for RCB will be to find a skipper with Virat Kohli still not confirmed to lead the side. Meanwhile, RCB have already filled the void left by Dinesh Karthik with the signing of wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: RCB batting coach Dinesh Karthik on the selection of Phil Salt said, “Phil Salt, what have I got to say? He is explosive. He is someone who can take on in the power play. Great attitude. Nice guy to have around in the team. Everything about him says he is the kind of guy that RCB would love to have."
Commenting on the choice of wicket-keeper, between Phil Salt and Jitesh Sharma, DK said, “I think it is a decision that we will take closer to the tournament. I think it is a discussion that we need to have and see who is the better fielder, who is the better weekkeeper and accordingly figure out what is the right option."
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: The most expensive buy for the day for RCB was Josh Hazlewood at ₹12.5 crore, followed by Phil Salt for ₹11.5 crore, Jitesh Sharma for ₹11 crore, Liam Livingstone for ₹8.5 crore. The two uncapped buys for RCB on Day 1 were Rasikh Dar for ₹6 crore and Suyash Sharma for ₹2.6 crore.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Royal Challengers Bengaluru have bought Josh Hazlewood for ₹12.5 crore, Phil Salt for ₹11.5 crore, Jitesh Sharma for ₹11 crore and Liam Livingstone for ₹8.5 crore. RCB still have ₹39.25 crore left in their purse ahead of IPL auction Day 2.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Royal Challengers Bengaluru refused to take the Right to Match option for Glenn Maxwell on a bid price of ₹4.2 crore. Earlier in the day, RCB had also not taken RTM for Mohammed Siraj who was eventually sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹12.25 crore.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: After staying dormant for the most part of the day, RCB have finally jumped into action by aggressively bidding for Marcus Stoinis and Venkatesh Iyer. While they get close, RCB did eventually lose the bid eventually.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: RCB now have the highest purse remaining at ₹74.25 crore with 21 slots to fill. While there are a lot of exciting players still to go under the hammer, most of the top captaincy choices are now sold out, suggesting RCB may opt for Kohli as captain.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: RCB came into the auction with the second highest purse at ₹83 crore but the Bengaluru based franchise have not taken advantage of the money to bet any of the big buys so far. So far, RCB have let go of top bowlers like Mitchell Starc and Yuzvendra Chahal along with top batters like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: In a post on X, RCB wrote, "We are L.I.V.I.N son! ❤️🔥 Our first Bid for Bold and we’ve got LIVINGSTUNNED to slay in red, blue, and gold! 🤩 A destroyer with the bat and a spin master with both leg and off spin up his sleeve, is #NowARoyalChallenger💪"
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Liam Livingstone has been secured by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹8.75 crore. The explosive English batter will definitely provide some relief to Virat Kohli in the middle order and could be one of the foreign players who participates in all 14 matches for RCB.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Royal Challengers Bengaluru refused to use the Right to Match card for Mohammed Siraj after Gujarat Titans put in the highest bid for the pacer at ₹12.75 crore.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: With two of the top Indian players already out of the way, it seems that KL Rahul could be among the highest bidded players for RCB. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru would hope to have at least one captaincy candidate in case Virat Kohli is not available to lead the side.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Royals have shown interest in Rishabh Pant, but have not gone all out for the left-hander. With RCB not being too aggressive on either Iyer or Pant, it seems that the Royals may be leaning towards Virat Kohli as captain once again.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: The RCB management showed interest in the auctions for both Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh but didn't go all in for either of the pacers.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Live broadcast of IPL 2025 auctions has begun in Saudi Arabia with BCCI Secretary picking the first name of Arshdeep Singh.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: JioCinema, the official IPL auctions streaming partner, has faced a technical issue that has led the platform to show error messages. Netizens soon flooded social media with frustration about not being able to get live updates about the auction.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: The bidding for IPL 2025 auctions in Saudi Arabia will begin from 3:30pm. Live telecast of the bidding can be caught at Star Sports network and JioCinema app. We at Mint will also keep you posted with all the latest news from IPL 2025 Auctions right here.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Speaking to ANI, du Plessis said, "You never know with auctions. You never know what's going to happen, so everyone is excited to see what happens on November 24. I've got no idea what's going to happen, so I'll be looking."
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Speaking to ANI, Mayank Agarwal said, "I think I am very excited. Having played IPL for so many years, I have the experience of playing for so many teams and having seen so many playing styles. That is something I would love to bring out in coming seasons."
"Playing for RCB would be lovely. Being a Bengaluru boy and having started my IPL journey with them, it would be great to be back. But I am a thorough professional, have played with a lot of teams. So I am looking forward to playing with any team. But RCB would be nice,"
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Out of registered 1574 players, the BCCI had initially shortlisted 574 names for the auction. However, on special request, three more names have been added - USA's Saurabh Netravalkar, England's Jofra Archer and uncapped Indian Hardik Tamore.
RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Star Sports is the broadcast partners of Indian Premier League. The IPL 2025 mega auction will be telecast live on Star Sports channels in India from 3 PM IST. Live streaming of IPL 2025 mega auction will be available on Jio Cinema app and website.
