RCB players during the photoshoot [Source: @RCBTweets/x]
Players from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise brought energy and charisma to the sets as they took part in a vibrant photoshoot ahead of the IPL 2025 season. Newly-appointed captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, senior fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar along with several other players were spotted sharing a laugh as they made bold poses for the star-studded photo session.
The RCB franchise even teased the presence of the rest of the players on Day 2 of the session, considering cricketers like Virat Kohli and Josh Hazlewood among a few others were notably absent from the opening day’s photoshoot.
RCB players pose for IPL 2025 photoshoot
RCB’s IPL 2025 players like captain Rajat Patidar, senior Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, all-rounder Krunal Pandya were among the star attractions on Day 1 of the team’s photoshoot. Overseas stars like Phil Salt and Romario Shepherd among a slew of local Indian talents were also present to headline the photo session.
The RCB franchise, under the leadership of Rajat Patidar, will play its opening match of the IPL 2025 season against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders on March 22. The match will be hosted by the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the action will commence from 7:30 PM IST onwards.
Notably, the RCB management retained just three players for IPL 2025 from the previous season, namely Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and tearaway fast bowler Yash Dayal.
On the day of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the franchise made several new recruitments in the form Tim David, Lungi Ngidi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Liam Livingstone among others. Here is a look at the entire RCB squad for IPL 2025:
RCB Squad For IPL 2025
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (C), Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh and Mohit Rathee.