Virat Kohli to Rajat Patidar: Here are top 5 RCB players to watch out for in IPL 2025

Yash Dayal

Yash Dayal was the pick of the bowlers for RCB, picking up 15 wickets in the previous IPL season. He took the wicket of MS Dhoni in the qualifier match for RCB in the group stage, which won RCB the match. He has taken 28 wickets in the IPL so far.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous IPL edition. He will join RCB in the 2025 season. He is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the IPL, with 181 wickets.
 

Phil Salt

Phi Salt was part of Kolkata Knight Riders in the last edition; RCB bought him in the mega auction. Salt played a key role for KKR in their title victory last year, scoring 435 runs in 12 matches with a strike rate of 189.

Rajat Patidar

Rajat Patidar has joined RCB in 2022 to replace the injured Luvnith Sisodia. The franchise appointed him as their new captain so the upcoming season will be important for the Madhya Pradesh-born batter. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are yet to win an IPL title and the team's combination is looking positive as they spent on good players in the mega auction. It world be interesting to watch if they clinch their maiden title in 2025. 
 

Indian Premier League 2025 is scheduled to start from March 22. Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will take Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the tournament's opener. Here are five RCB players to watch out for in IPL. 
 

Virat Kohli

Kohli is the leading scorer in the IPL; he has scored 8004 runs so far, the most by any batter in this league. He scored 973 in 2016 in just 16 matches, also a record for the most runs in one edition.