The three-time IPL champions have retained senior players Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey and Sunil Narine, along with key contributors Varun Chakaravarthy, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana and Angkrish Raghuvanshi

The first match of IPL 2025, after the resumption, will be played between RCB and KKR at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Currently, the Rajat Patidar-led RCB are in second place on the IPL 2025 points table, with eight wins from 11 matches, earning them 16 points