Legendary South African batter AB de Villiers said that if Mumbai Indians (MI) star and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma moves to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), it would be a massive headline-making move, however, it is highly unlikely to happen.

With the IPL auction on the horizon, speculation has arisen about Rohit Sharma's potential participation. Recently, former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif suggested that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) should consider acquiring India captain Rohit in the IPL 2025 mega auction.

With the new retention rules released by the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council (GC), here's a list of players that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are likely to retain for the IPL 2025.

All eyes will be on Mumbai Indians before the IPL 2025 mega-auction as the fans are eager to know about Rohit Sharma's future with the five-time IPL Champions. Rohit was removed from captaincy before IPL 2024 and he played under Hardik Pandya's captaincy.

Retention: Sanju Samson dominates the retentions of the inaugural champions RR – Check out the full list of players retained by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL Mega Auction over the years.

Rohit, who has been associated with the Mumbai Indians since 2011, is reportedly looking to part with the franchise ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auctions.

Suryakumar Yadav's stock has risen since that last IPL and now that he is leading the national team, it remains to be seen what Mumbai Indians decide in the lead up to the next season.

Retention: All eyes are on the players retention lists of all the 10 teams as the deadline of October 31 approaches. Rohit Sharma is among six high-profile players who are in focus. KL Rahul, Glenn Maxwell,