RCB has determined to retain Virat Kohli, top-order batsman Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), and uncapped left-arm quick bowler Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore).
Virat Kohli made history when Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) introduced their record of retained gamers on Thursday, October 31, forward of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) mega public sale. The franchise from Bengaluru selected to retain solely three gamers, with out preserving any abroad gamers. Additionally, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal (uncapped) will proceed with the group.
Kohli’s wage has garnered consideration, as RCB can be paying the previous Indian captain a considerable Rs. 21 crore. He is amongst three gamers retained above the Rs. 18 crore threshold set by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), alongside Heinrich Klaasen (Rs. 23 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Nicholas Pooran (Rs. 21 crore by Lucknow Super Giants).
This wage locations Kohli in the history books because the first Indian participant in the IPL to earn greater than Rs. 20 crore. Previously, no Indian participant had surpassed Kohli’s earlier wage of Rs. 17 crore with RCB from 2018-2021, or KL Rahul’s Rs. 17 crore with Lucknow Super Giants from 2022-24. Other gamers similar to Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Sanju Samson will earn Rs. 18 crore in this cycle.
In the earlier season, Mitchell Starc (Rs. 24.75 crore) and Pat Cummins (Rs. 20.5 crore) made history by turning into the first two gamers to earn greater than Rs. 20 crores after a fierce bidding conflict in the mini-auction.
In the upcoming 2025 season, Kohli is poised to additional solidify his legacy by turning into the first participant in history to characterize the identical franchise for 18 consecutive seasons. Having joined the RCB in 2008, Kohli will attain the outstanding milestone of 20 years with the group on the conclusion of the present three-year cycle.
Notably, Kohli can be joined in the celebrated Rs. 20 crore membership by fellow Indian cricketers KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishabh Pant in the upcoming public sale. It is anticipated that extra Indian gamers will surpass this vital monetary benchmark.
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