Delhi: Everything is going well for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the moment. The team created history by winning the IPL 2026 title and now its eyes are on maintaining its dominance in the next season also. RCB already has a strong team before the last date of retention of IPL 2027 (November 17). In such a situation, it is believed that the Bengaluru team may release fewer players as compared to other franchises.

There are good players in most departments of the team. In such a situation, RCB may only need some better backup players, so that it can try to win the title for the third consecutive time.

Royal Challengers Bangalore squad before IPL 2027 auction: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Bethel, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Duffy, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Dar, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Satwik Deswal, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chauhan, Richard Gleeson*

In this article we will mention those 3 players whom RCB should release before the IPL 2027 auction.

3. Yash Dayal

Yash Dayal has been in the news for some time due to his off-field problems. He did not even play in the last season of IPL. Apart from this, he has also been barred from playing domestic cricket. In such a situation, RCB does not see any special reason to keep him in the team.

In the last season, Rasikh Salam and Abhinandan Singh took the responsibility of bowling in their place. Both of them played an important role in taking the team to the title. In such a situation, RCB can bet on a better option in the auction by releasing Yash Dayal.

2. Mangesh Yadav

Mangesh Yadav was bought by RCB in the IPL 2026 auction for a price of more than Rs 5 crore. However, he could not play a single match for the two-time champion team. The young left arm fast bowler definitely has talent, but he will have to prepare himself further to play at the big level.

RCB may need money to bid on some specific players for the next season. In such a situation, the team can choose to release Mangesh and buy him again at a lower price.

1. Nuwan Thushara

Nuwan Thushara is also among those players whom RCB can release. Before IPL 2026, the team released Lungi Ngidi and included Jacob Duffy as a backup fast bowler. Nuwan Thushara was also a part of the team, but due to NOC and fitness problems, Richard Gleeson had to be included in his place.

Jacob Duffy played his role well, while Thushara was not available. In such a situation, RCB can release him and choose another fast bowler in the IPL 2027 auction. Thushara's performance in T20 cricket has not been very impressive so far and he has not been able to leave a special mark for his national team either.