IPL 2026 Auction: 5 Key Players RCB Could Target

• RCB, defending champions, will enter the IPL 2026 auction with a Rs 16.40 crore purse, having retained 17 players and looking to sign up to 8, including 2 overseas.
• Venkatesh Iyer, previously targeted by RCB, is a potential pick, having scored 1468 runs and taken 3 wickets in 62 IPL matches.
• Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, who played for RCB in IPL 2024 (255 runs, 10 wickets in 13 matches), is another possible target.
• Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana (47 wickets in 32 IPL matches) and Kiwi pacer Matt Henry (potential Hazlewood replacement) are on RCB's radar.
• Uncapped Indian pacer Auqib Nabi, with 43 wickets in 34 T20 matches, is also a possible addition to RCB's squad.

Why It Matters: It outlines RCB's key targets to bolster their squad for IPL 2026.