IPL 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Full Squad and Best Players List

From Virat Kohli to Josh Hazlewood, discover the full squad and players list for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. 

18 years of unwarranted legacy was undone by number 18, Virat Kohli and Co last year in IPL 2025, and what a moment that was for the RCB fans, who waited for eternity to see their most celebrated team, RCB, winning their maiden IPL trophy.  It was a moment of pride and happiness for not only fans but also the players, who were pretty emotional after their first title victory, with Virat Kohli even seen crying.  

But the victory parade doesn’t stop there, as with a new era, the responsibilities, and the burden of carrying forward a new legacy increase on the RCB team. Does RCB have the squad that is fully prepared for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League? From the retention standpoint, RCB retained almost their core, and let go of only two big players – Liam Livingstone and Mayank Agarwal. 

In the IPL 2026 Mini Auction, RCB added some really good names like Jacob Duffy, Jordan Cox, Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, and many more. With a solid squad that is already built, let’s completely analyze the IPL 2026 RCB squad and full players list for IPL 2026, and also look at Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s strengths and weaknesses for this year.  

IPL 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Full Squad List Explained

If we talk about the batters that RCB have for IPL 2026, we are looking at a solid bunch of experienced players and a solid emerging player. Virat Kohli leads the pack as the best batter in the team, and he finds support from experienced campaigners like Captain Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, and Tim David. Whereas in the emerging front, RCB Satvik Deswal. Supporting these batters, there are three solid keepers: Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, and Jordan Cox.

In terms of All-rounders, Romario Shepherd and Krunal Pandya are the two best primary All-rounders in the team, and supporting them is Venkatesh Iyer and Jacob Bethell, who could be useful with their part-time medium pace and spin bowling. Aside from these four, RCB have emerging All-rounders like Kanishq Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, and Mangesh Yadav. Once again, RCB have done a good job in this department.

Moving on to the bowlers, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, and Jacob Duffy as the solid pacers in the side. Whereas for spin bowling, Suyash Sharma leads the side with support from Swapnil Singh and Vicky Oswal. In addition to these, RCB have Rasikh Dar and Abhinandan Singh among emerging pacers in the side.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Full Squad for IPL 2026 – Complete Players List After Auction

Batters

• Devdutt Padikkal
• Rajat Patidar (C)
• Satvik Deswal
• Tim David (FO)
• Virat Kohli

Wicket-keepers

• Jitesh Sharma
• Jordan Cox (FO)
• Phil Salt (FO)

All-rounders

• Jacob Bethell (FO)
• Kanishk Chouhan
• Krunal Pandya
• Mangesh Yadav
• Romario Shepherd (FO)
• Swapnil Singh
• Venkatesh Iyer
• Vihaan Malhotra
• Vicky Ostwal

Bowlers

• Abhinandan Singh
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar
• Jacob Duffy (FO)
• Josh Hazlewood (FO)
• Nuwan Thushara (FO)
• Rasikh Dar
• Suyash Sharma
• Yash Dayal

RCB Squad Strengths and Weakness IPL 2026

If we talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the RCB team, their major strength is a solid first-choice playing 11. They have a pretty solid playing 11 that can challenge any team in the competition. Besides that, RCB also have good backups in the team. For example, RCB have a backup for Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Romario Shepherd, and so on. So, even if there are injuries to their primary bowlers, they can still cover it up.

However, there is one major weakness in the RCB side, and that’s primarily in the spin bowling front. Even with such a strong squad having the lines of outstanding players like Kohli, Hazlewood, Salt, etc., uncapped Suyash Sharma is their leading spinner. This is still a big bummer to the team with such wide talent. Suyash still had a long way to go, and the supporting ones like Krunal Pandya, Vicky Oswal, and others aren’t too encouraging either. So, unless the pitch doesn’t assist too much spin, RCB’s weakness won’t be explored. But the moment they play on slow and low pitches, there could be a problem.

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