Virat Kohli was retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore however World Cup winner Josh Hazlewood was let go. Here's RCB's official released and retained list:
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) released 11 players including ODI World Cup winner Josh Hazlewood ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction in December. Hazlewood was one Australia's top performers in their World Cup success however his exclusion has left some eyebrows. (IND Vs AUS Blog | IPL Trading Highlights)
Another host of releases are Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranga, who have been quite loyal to the RCB franchise over the years.
RCB recently Mayank Dagar from SunRisers Hyderabad, with all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed heading the other way as a part of the deal.
Among the host of retained players are captain Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli and all-rounder Will Jacks (who missed the entirety of the IPL 2023 due to injury), Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Siraj etc.
Despite their star power, RCB are yet to lift the IPL trophy since it's introduction in 2008 and have been runners-up three times.
Full List Of Retained Players By RCB:
Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Vyshak Vijaykumar
Full List Of Released Players By RCB:
Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav
Players traded in: Mayank Dagar
Remaining Purse For IPL 2024 Auction
INR 40.75 crore