Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble has claimed that Venkatesh Iyer will not be able to make a place in the playing eleven of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Let us remind you that RCB had bought Iyer in the mini auction by bidding Rs 7 crore, but Kumble’s claim has created a sensation in the cricket world even before IPL 2026.

While discussing a show on Geo Star, Anil Kumble said that the plan of the RCB team was to maintain continuity within the team and not to make any sudden changes. Anil Kumble said, “Venkatesh Iyer will not get a chance in the playing eleven of RCB initially. You would not want to create doubt in a trophy-winning team.”

Kumble also talked about RCB’s auction strategy. He told that the franchise wants to show confidence in the young players. According to Kumble, RCB did not buy leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi so that no doubt arises in the mind of Suyyash Sharma who was already in the team.

Venkatesh Iyer was released by KKR before the IPL 2026 mini auction. By releasing him, KKR’s purse was emptied by Rs 23.75 crore. Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants had also shown interest in buying Venkatesh Iyer. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders did not consider it right to bid more than Rs 6.80 crore for him. Finally RCB bought him with a bid of Rs 7 crore.

In his IPL career, Venkatesh Iyer has so far scored 1468 runs in 56 innings. His strike rate in IPL has been more than 137 and in this short career he has scored one century and 12 fifties. Iyer was a flop in IPL 2025, in which he was able to score only 142 runs in 7 innings.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought left arm spinner Satwik Deswal in the IPL 2026 auction for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. According to media reports, recently the Puducherry Native Cricket Players Association has written a letter to the Anti-Corruption Unit of BCCI, accusing Satwik of falsifying documents.

According to the report, it has been alleged in the letter that Satwik Deswal has falsified his documents to play for Puducherry cricket team. Although it is not written in the report that this is the same cricketer who has been bought by RCB, but RCB has bought Satwik Deswal of Puducherry for Rs 30 lakh, who has previously worked with the team as a net bowler.

Accusations of falsifying documents against the player!

According to the report, the complaint email read, “It has been more than a month since we made a formal complaint to BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit about Satwik Deswal’s use of forged documents to qualify and play for the Puducherry team. Despite bringing this to your attention, we see that several players are allegedly using similar methods to participate in matches for Puducherry. This has further affected the integrity of the eligibility verification process and now “Serious questions arise about the effectiveness of the corrective action taken up to now, if any action has been taken at all.”

According to the report, the email further read, “We request the BCCI ACU to immediately review the complaint and inform us about the action taken on this matter. We believe that it is the responsibility of the ACU to acknowledge the complaints received and inform about the outcome or progress of the investigation.’ We will wait for your reply by the end of this week. In the absence of any response or clarification from BCCE ACU, we will be forced to pursue this issue for public information through appropriate media channels.”

What is the allegation against Satvik Deswal?

Satwik is an 18 year old left arm spinner bowler. According to the report, it has been said in the complaint that he does not fulfill the eligibility criteria of being a bonafide resident of Puducherry for at least one year. It was also alleged that Satwik had played in the Haryana Cricket Association League till August 10, 2025.

‘The allegations are false’

In the report, quoting former president of Cricket Association Puducherry, P Damodaran, these allegations were rejected. According to the report of News 24, while talking to ‘RaveSports’ he said, “This is a completely false story, we will sue them (Puducherry Native Cricket Players Association) for Rs 50 crore. Our lawyers are preparing a case against them.”

Venkatesh Iyer will play for any other IPL team other than Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time, although KKR had also bid on him in the auction but Royal Challengers Bangalore won that bid. Last year his salary for KKR was Rs 23.75 crore, but this time it is less than Rs 10 crore.

venkatesh iyer ipl 2026 price

Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 7 crore. Iyer was with KKR since his IPL debut, but will now share the dressing room with Virat Kohli. Iyer’s base price was Rs 2 crore, although his salary is Rs 16.75 crore less than last year.

Venkatesh Iyer IPL Career

Venkatesh Iyer made his IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021. Since then he was a part of the KKR team. From 2021 to 2025, he played 62 matches for KKR, in which he scored 1468 runs with an average of 29.95. He has scored 1 century and 12 half-centuries in IPL. Apart from this, he also has 3 wickets in his name, but this time he will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

If we look at last year’s record, Venkatesh had scored 142 runs in 7 innings played in 11 matches for KKR, although the franchise could not utilize him well. He did not come up to bat, which was why he could score only one half-century in 2025.

Cameron Green created history

Australian batsman Cameron Green has now become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history, breaking the record of his own compatriot Mitchell Starc. Green was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25.20 crore, his base price was Rs 2 crore.

The first player to be sold in the IPL 2026 auction was David Miller, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price (Rs 2 crore). Wanindo Hasaranga was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 2 crore, Quinton de Kock was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 crore.

The mini auction of IPL 2026 is going to be held today i.e. on Tuesday, December 16 in Abu Dhabi. A total of 350 players will participate in the auction. All ten franchises will bid heavily. Many big names like Cameron Green, Venkatesh Iyer, Liam Livingstone are included in the auction and they are expected to get huge amount. Three-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders will land with the biggest purse of Rs 64.3 crore. Before this big event, here we are going to tell you everything about the mini auction.

When will the IPL 2026 mini auction take place?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will take place on Tuesday, December 16.

What time will the IPL 2026 mini auction start?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will start at 2:30 pm (Indian time).

Where will the IPL 2026 mini auction take place?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will be held at Etihad Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Number of slots available: 10 teams have 77 slots to fill with a total purse of Rs 237.55 crore.

CSK: 9 (4 foreigners)

Delhi Capitals: 8 (5 foreigners)

Gujarat Titans: 5 (4 foreigners)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 13 (6 foreigners)

Lucknow Super Giants: 6 (4 foreigners)

Mumbai Indians: 5 (1 foreigner)

Punjab Kings: 4 (2 foreigners)

Rajasthan Royals: 9 (1 foreigner)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 8 (2 foreigners)

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 10 (2 foreigners)

Balance for each team:

Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 64.30

Chennai Super Kings – Rs 43.40

Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 25.50

Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 22.95

Delhi Capitals – Rs 21.80

Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 16.40

Rajasthan Royals – Rs 16.05

Gujarat Titans – Rs 12.90

Punjab Kings – Rs 11.50

Mumbai Indians – Rs 2.75

All eyes on Cameron Green
Cameron Green was sold for Rs 30.50 crore in the mock auction organized by Star Sports. If this happens in the real auction today, then Green will become the most expensive player in IPL history. Chennai Super Kings are left with Rs 43.40 crore, while Kolkata Knight Riders are left with Rs 64.30 crore. Cameron Green is such a player who can fulfill the needs of both Chennai and Kolkata, hence the bid for him can go up to Rs 30 crores.

Before IPL 2026, good news has come for Royal Challengers Bangalore team. The Karnataka government has given permission to host matches at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After winning the trophy in the last edition, RCB celebrated the victory in this stadium. Many people lost their lives in the stampede outside the stadium, then there was a ban on organizing matches here.

According to the report of ESPNcricinfo, newly elected KSCA chief Venkatesh Prasad has received approval from the Karnataka government to host the match, a week after winning the elections. After this, the way has been cleared for M Chinnaswamy Stadium to come back on the BCCI radar. It is believed that BCCI has also been informed about the recent developments.

Will Virat Kohli play in Chinnaswamy before IPL 2026?

According to the report, it is clear that Royal Challengers Bangalore will play its home matches at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2026 also, but even before this league, Virat Kohli can be seen playing here. Delhi can play here in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli will be seen playing in Vijay Hazare Trophy, he plays for Delhi team in domestic.

According to reports, Karnataka State Cricket Association is considering shifting Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy matches to Aloor due to security and logistics issues. According to the current information, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been included in the Delhi team. Both may be available for the first three matches.

Fans will get entry in Vijay Hazare Trophy

According to the report, KSCA is considering opening some stands for the general public in the match in which Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will play. The association is making arrangements to accommodate 2 to 3 thousand spectators. We had seen that when Virat Kohli played a Ranji match earlier this year, a large number of fans had gathered outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Before the mini auction for the 19th edition of IPL, a big news related to the current champion RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) is coming out. According to reports, the makers of Kantara movie have shown interest in buying RCB. Apart from Kantara, Homebell Films has made blockbuster movies like KGF and Salaar. Talks are currently going on between Homebell and Diago India to buy stake in RCB. Let us tell you that the current company that owns RCB is Diago India.

It is being claimed in the reports that the deal between these two companies can be finalized before IPL 2026. This news came at a time when it came to light that many big companies and businessmen had shown interest in buying RCB. However, it is not yet known which people have talked to Diago India to buy RCB.

RCB and Homebell have worked together

It has also been said in the report that both have worked together before. Homebell Films is the official digital partner of RCB from 2023. The company has run several engagement campaigns for the team, creating creative promos and cinematic match teasers. Now a report claimed that the company wants to buy stake in RCB.

Adani to Kamat are showing interest

It is reported that Gautam Adani, Devyani International, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamat, JSW Group, Serum Institute owner Adar Poonawala have also shown interest in buying stake in Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, it is not known who has officially sent the proposal to RCB.

Royal Challengers Bangalore will play in the upcoming edition (IPL 2026) as the defending champion. The team won its first IPL title after 18 years in the last edition. After becoming the champion, Diago India had announced that it was selling its stake in the team, estimating the value of the team at around Rs 17,000 crore.

RCB’s retention list for IPL 2026

On November 15, the retention list of RCB was also released along with all the 10 teams. The franchise has retained Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Phil Salt, Swapnil Singh, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Jacob Bethel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Tushar, Rasik Salam, Suyyash Sharma and Abhinandan Sharma.

Royal Challengers Bangalore has also included Yash Dayal in its retention list (RCB Retained Players List) for IPL 2026. This decision of RCB is being heavily criticized, because Yash currently has two serious criminal cases registered against him, including one case under the POCSO Act. Last year, RCB had retained Yash Dayal for Rs 5 crore.

Two separate cases are registered against Yash Dayal in Ghaziabad and Jaipur and both are related to sexual exploitation. Due to his retention by RCB, questions are being raised on the stance of the franchise. People on social media are divided into two groups regarding this retention. Some people even said that by retaining Yash despite serious cases being registered, the RCB franchise is giving a wrong message to the society.

RCB franchise has not issued any separate statement on retaining Yash Dayal. It has also not been clarified by the team whether it has contacted BCCI regarding the allegations against Yash Dayal or not. Let us tell you that Yash Dayal has not played any competitive cricket after the final of IPL 2025.

have faced suspension

In view of the seriousness of the cases registered in August this year, the organizers of the UP T20 League had barred Yash Dayal from participating in the league. He was going to play for Gorakhpur Lions. In the domestic season, he has not been seen playing even a single match for Uttar Pradesh yet. All these news are putting his future in cricket in doubt.

Coz Yash Dayal has two allegations in two different states, one of them under POCSO..

— Noah (@PantasticNoah) November 15, 2025

I am beyond shocked as to how Yash Dayal was retained by RCB. He has some serious allegations against him and generally a franchise should distance themselves from such a massive controversy. Maybe RCB know something we don’t know. Only time will tell.

— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) November 15, 2025

What a shame
Kohli and Yash Dayal in the same poster… https://t.co/JJIT8Dr5av

— Cric Nerd (@CheeYaarr) November 15, 2025

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Royal Challengers Bangalore has released its retention list for IPL 2026. RCB has released 8 players including international stars like Liam Livingstone and Lungi Ngidi. 17 players including Virat Kohli, Phil Salt and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been retained.

RCB won the IPL 2025 title under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar. Patidar can be seen captaining this matter also. Bengaluru has retained 11 Indian players, while 6 foreign players have been dismissed.

Liam Livingstone released

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has been released by Bengaluru. Apart from him, RCB has shown the way out to two other senior players in the form of Mayank Agarwal and Lungi Ngidi. Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and other experienced players including Jitesh Sharma and Krunal Pandya will try to take Bengaluru to another title.

RCB’s retention list: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethel, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salaam, Abhinandan Singh and Suyyash Sharma.

RCB released these players: Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Tim Seifert, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohit Rathi

16.4 crores left with Bengaluru

After retaining 17 players, Royal Challengers Bangalore are left with Rs 16.4 crore in their purse. In the auction, Bengaluru team can buy maximum 8 more players, out of which it is mandatory to have 2 foreign players.

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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.

There will be a mini auction before the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), which is to be held in December. Before that, all the 10 teams will select their retained and released players and submit them to BCCI. The list of which team kept whom with it and whom it left out will be released next week. Its date has been officially announced. There will also be live telecast and live streaming of retention, know complete information about it.

When will the retention list be made public?

The deadline for all 10 teams of IPL 2026 to submit the list of their retained and released players is 15th November. This list will also be made public on the same day (Saturday, November 15), fans will be able to watch it live.

How many players can a team retain?

A mega auction was held for the previous edition (2025), in which all the franchises got a chance to form teams for a 3-year cycle. The auction to be held now will be mini. According to reports, there is no limit on the maximum number of players a team can retain.

Where will IPL Retention be telecast live?

IPL retention will be telecast live on Star Sports channel.

On which app will the live streaming of IPL Retention happen?

Live streaming of IPL retention will be on JioHotstar app and website.

IPL auction will be held for one day

The auction will be held next month, in December, before IPL 2026. There is a possibility that this may happen in the third week. This will be a mini auction, so it can last only for one day. BCCI is considering to organize its event outside India, the name of UAE is coming up where the auction can be held.

10 teams of IPL 2026

• Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Chennai Super Kings
• Mumbai Indians
• Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Kolkata Knight Riders
• punjab kings
• Delhi Capitals
• Gujarat Titans
• Lucknow Super Giants
• Rajasthan Royals