RCB's Decision on Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj Confirmed; Glenn Maxwell Set to be Released Before IPL Mega Auction.

According to sources at Hindustan Times, it is highly unlikely that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will retain Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell had a disappointing 2024 season with the franchise, managing only 129 runs in 10 matches and taking just six wickets. During the season, Maxwell also took a break, citing mental health concerns. Although he did return for some important games, his performance continued to disappoint.

This poor form has now all but ensured that RCB would not retain Maxwell. Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj are the sure-shot retentions regarding RCB. The franchise would also have looked to retain Australia all-rounder Cameron Green, but his injury has proved to be a dampener, and it needs to be seen whether the franchise takes the risk with Green or not.

As per Cricket Australia, Cameron Green has already been ruled out of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy and is set to miss six months of cricket action. For the unversed, Green had gotten injured during the ODI series against England earlier this year.

The all-rounder is expected to be fit by March 2025, but whether the franchise takes a gamble or not needs to be seen.

BCCI has allowed every franchise to retain a total of six players, of which five can be capped players, with a maximum of two uncapped players.

As per the guidelines, retention will cost every franchise ₹18 crore for the first player, ₹14 crore for the second, ₹11 crore for the third, while the fourth and fifth players will cost ₹18 crore and ₹14 crore respectively.

We had earlier reported that the BCCI is looking to host the IPL mega auction in Riyadh this year. While, an official announcement is awaited, arrangements are being made for a smooth conduct of the auction in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The auction is all but set to be hosted on November 24 and 25. As a result, the auction will now be clashing with the first Test between India and Australia, set to begin on November 22 in Perth.