Defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore retained their winning squad with some decent releases.
Retained players
Rajat Patidar(c), Krunal Pandya, Virat kohli Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt(wk), Jitesh Sharma(wk), Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam Dar, Suyash Sharma, Abhinandan Singh.
Released players
Liam Livingstone, Mayank Agarwal, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Blessing Muzarabani, Swastik Chikara, Manoj Bhandage, Mohit Rathee
Remaining purse: 16.4 crore
Remaining slots: 8(2 overseas)