BENGALURU: The Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to retain their core group from last season ahead of the mini auction to be held next month. Tuesday was the last date for trading and submission of the retained players list by the 10 franchises.
Among the key overseas players to be retained in the Faf du Plessis-led team include Glenn Maxwell, David Willey and Wanindu Hasaranga. While the experienced stars Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik along with key bowlers Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj were among the Indian players who will stay with the Bengaluru-based franchise.