3 RCB players who may not be retained ahead of IPL 2027 Auction
With the retention deadline on November 15, 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru face some tricky calls despite back-to-back IPL title wins.
1. Richard Gleeson
Richard Gleeson joined RCB's 2026 squad as a mid-season replacement for Nuwan Thushara, who was unable to participate without an NOC, and was contracted at ₹1.6 crore. Josh Hazlewood leads RCB's pace attack, with Jacob Duffy serving as his primary backup. However, Cricket Australia may limit Hazlewood's IPL availability in 2027 given the Ashes and the ODI World Cup scheduled later that year, which could open the door for Duffy.
Thushara himself remains a pace option who could return to that group. With Hazlewood, Duffy, and Thushara all ahead of him in the pecking order, Gleeson's path to regular game time at RCB looks narrow, and his replacement-only contract from 2026 does not carry automatic retention rights into 2027.
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