Virat Kohli has been retained by RCB ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction for ₹21 crore. It is Kohli's biggest-ever IPL contract. Kohli earned ₹15 crore per season from IPL 2022 to 2024. He earned ₹17 crore from IPL 2018 to 2021. Rajat Patidar (₹11 crore) and Yash Dayal (₹5 crore) are the other two players retained by RCB.