Royal Challengers Bangalore will play as the defending champion in the next edition of IPL (IPL 2026), before that the team is looking to make some changes in its squad. IPL mini auction is likely to take place on December 15. Before this, the deadline for all the 10 franchises to submit the list of retained and released players to the board is 15th November. Here we are telling you about those 5 players whom RCB can release.

liam livingstone

The name of England all-rounder Liam Livingstone is included in the list of players whom RCB can release before the IPL 2026 auction. For the last edition, RCB had bought Livingstone for Rs 8.75 crore in the mega auction. Livingstone played 10 matches under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, in whose 8 innings he scored only 112 runs at a strike rate of 133.33. He was able to score only one half-century, but he was not able to do anything special in bowling also.

Mayank Agarwal

After the injury of Devdutt Padikkal, RCB included Mayank Agarwal in the team in his place. Padikkal was looking in good form before his exit, scoring 247 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 150.60. Experienced batsman Mayank Agarwal played only 4 matches for RCB, in which he scored 94 runs at a strike rate of 148.43. But with the expectation of Padikkal’s arrival, RCB may release Mayank, so that they have more money in their purse.

Swapnil Singh

34-year-old Swapnil Singh was included in their team by RCB in the last auction for Rs 50 lakh through RTM card, but he did not get a chance to play even a single match. RCB may consider releasing him before the auction.

lungi ngidi

RCB can also release South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi. Ngidi was made a part of their team by RCB for Rs 1 crore. He played 2 matches in the last edition (2025) and took 4 wickets. However, the big problem is that RCB was not able to fit Ngidi in their playing 11, considering this, RCB can consider releasing him.

Rasik Salaam Dar

Fast bowler Rasik Salam Dar, who comes from Jammu and Kashmir, was bought by RCB in the last auction for Rs 6 crore, he made his debut for RCB in the first match of the last edition. In this match, Rasik took 1 wicket for 35 runs in 3 overs, after which he played one more match but then he could not find a place in the playing 11. RCB may consider releasing these 5 players.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will play as a defending champion in the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026). Under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, the team won their first IPL title by defeating Punjab Kings Kings in the last edition. Now there will be a mini auction from IPL 2026, in which all teams would like to make some changes in their squad. The teams will release some players before the auction. Let us know which 4 players RCB can release.

Liam Livingstone (England)

England all -rounder Liam Livingstone was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 8.75 crore before IPL 2025. Earlier, he was part of the Punjab Kings team from 2022 to 2024 for Rs 11.50 crore (every year). Talking about the performance of IPL 2025, he disappointed, he could not perform as expected. He scored 112 runs in 8 innings, he could not do anything special even in bowling. He took just 2 wickets. RCB may release Livingstone before the auction for IPL 2026.

Talking about Liam Livingstone’s IPL career, he has scored 1051 runs in 49 matches, including 7 half -century innings. His strike rate is 158.76. He also has 13 wickets in his name.

Mayank Agarwal (India)

Last season, Royal Challengers Bangalore included Mayank Agarwal as a replacement of his injured player Devdutt Padikkal. He played 4 matches for RCB in 2025, scoring 95 runs at a strike rate of 148.43. If the dignity will be available for the next season, then the team can consider releasing Mayank to keep more funds in their purse in the auction.

Talking about Mayank Agarwal’s IPL record, he has played 131 matches for a total of 5 teams, scored 2756 runs in it. He has scored 1 century and 13 half -centuries in the IPL.

Lungi Nagidi (South Africa)

South African fast bowler Lungi Nagidi is a good bowler, but his influence in the IPL was not much. He was first associated with an amount of Rs 50 lakh in CSK and then Delhi Capitals, before the previous edition, he was bought by RCB for Rs 1 crore. This was his base price. But throughout the season, he was able to play only 2 matches, in which he took 4 wickets.

Talking about the record of IPL, Lungi Nagidi, who has been playing since 2018, has played only 16 matches, there is no season in which he has played all the matches. In this, he has 29 wickets in his name. They can also be released before the RCB auction.

Rasik Salaam (India)

Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Rasik Salaam was bought by RCB for IPL season 18 for Rs 6 crore. This is his fourth team in the IPL, before that he has played for Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. However, RCB fed him only 2 matches. It was finding it difficult to make a place in the playing 11 with fast bowlers like Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

They have more price but their playing is not able to make a place in 11, in view of this, RCB can consider releasing them. Talking about his IPL record, he has taken 10 wickets in 13 matches.

When will the auction for IPL 2026?

It is reported that the mini auction for the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League may be between December.