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3 Teams That Could Target Bhuvneshwar Kumar if RCB Release Him Before IPL 2026 Auction

Samarnath Soory

Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed 17 wickets from 13 matches in IPL 2025

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s move back to his old franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 turned out to be a great decision for the veteran.

After a gap of 15 years since playing for the franchise, Bhuvneshwar became one of the key members of their pace attack as they clinched the IPL title for the first time in history.

For Bhuvneshwar, it was his second title after guiding Sunrisers Hyderabad to their maiden title in 2016. Across the 10 seasons for SRH, the Uttar Pradesh man achieved a lot of things, most notably becoming the first bowler to win the Purple Cap in back-to-back seasons.

RCB’s bowling unit pulled off great victories from the jaws of defeat on multiple occasions, but Bhuvneshwar was among the few weak links in those matches.

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
East Molesey ESM

137/6

Spencer SPE

147/5

Spencer beat East Molesey by 10 runs

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Twickenham TWI

151/5

Spencer SPE

149/7

Twickenham Won by 5 wickets

Match delayed due to rain

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
East Molesey ESM

100/10

Weybridge WEY

105/6

Weybridge beat East Molesey by 4 wickets

Live – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Weybridge WEY

Twickenham TWI

130/4

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
30 Jul 2025, 10:45 PM IST
East Molesey ESM

Twickenham TWI

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Banstead BAN

Twickenham TWI

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
Weybridge WEY

Twickenham TWI

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Banstead BAN

Spencer SPE

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 08:45 PM IST
Spencer SPE

Weybridge WEY

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 10:45 PM IST
Banstead BAN

Weybridge WEY

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Bud Cricket Club BCC

156/5

91 Yards Club 91YC

155/3

Bud Cricket Club beat 91 Yards Club by 5 wickets

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Nabajyoti Club NAJC

112/10

Guwahati Giants GUG

114/3

Guwahati Giants beat Nabajyoti Club by 7 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 09:00 AM IST
Navarang Club NVR

City Cricket Club CCC

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
Guwahati Giants GUG

91 Yards Club 91YC

Upcoming – test – London
India tour of England, Test, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 03:30 PM IST
England ENG

India IND

Toss – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
30 Jul 2025, 10:15 PM IST
Royal Trivianz RTZ

Keraniganj Challengers KGC

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 12:15 AM IST
Tally Rangers TCC

Jhelum Jaguars JJ

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 10:00 PM IST
Stack CC STCC

Fakhr-E-Kashmir FEK

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
01 Aug 2025, 01:15 AM IST
Al mulla Exchange ALECC

CECC CEC-A

Live – test – Bulawayo
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, Test, 2025
Zimbabwe ZIM

149/10

New Zealand NZ

92/0

Upcoming – t20 – Lauderhill
Pakistan tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
01 Aug 2025, 05:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Pakistan PAK

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Band-e-Amir Dragons BAD

180/5

Amo Sharks ASS

182/1

Amo Sharks beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 9 wickets

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

198/9

Boost Defenders BDS

206/10

Boost Defenders beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 8 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 11:00 AM IST
Amo Sharks ASS

Mis Ainak Knights MAK

Live – t20 – Trinidad and Tobago
USA Women U19 tour of West Indies, 2025
West Indies Women U19 WIU19-W

89/8

United States Of America Women U19 USAU19-W

15/2

Result – oneday – Birmingham
Women’s One Day Cup, 2025
 Birmingham Bears Women BRB-W

239/10

Surrey Women SUR-W

240/7

Surrey Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 3 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Birmingham
World Championship of Legends, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
Pakistan Champions PNC

India Champions IAC

Upcoming – t20 – Birmingham
World Championship of Legends, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
South Africa Champions SAC

Australia Champions AAC

Bhuveshwar Kumar’s performances for RCB in IPL 2025

He claimed 17 wickets from 13 matches, but averaged 28. For a bowler who built his reputation as one of the most frugal, Bhuvneshwar had an economy of 9. It has been a trend of dwindling returns from the senior bowler in the last two campaigns for SRH as well where he had a combined average of 38 with an economy close to 9.

He took a heavy beating the clashes against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals as RCB had call in the services of Josh Hazlewood and the spinners to put on a rescue act.

The defending champions of IPL 2026, in a bid to bring competition for places within the squad, might let Bhuvneshwar go for the IPL 2026 auction in search of younger talents.

 Here are three teams who could bid for Bhuvneshwar in the 2026 auction.

Kolkata Knight Riders

The three-time champions suffered a big deal due to their pace department in the 2025 season as the likes of Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana and Andre Russell struggled while the likes of Spencer Johnson and Chetan Sakariya played bit-part roles due to their limited chances.

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They conceded 200-plus scores four times in their campaign which showed the lack of cutting edge from their title-winning campaign. Bhuvneshwar’s exit from RCB can be a boon for KKR who can bring in an experienced campaigner to bring balance to a young pace attack.

Delhi Capitals

When they were good, DC pacers were really good. But when they faltered, they looked lost. These moments came in crucial matches where they needed to put their team in the playoffs contention. DC need a fast bowler with a cool head on their shoulders and Bhuvneshwar brings that to the table. Also Mitchell Starc’s mounting injury issues as well as prioritising international commitments might see him back in the auction pool which opens the door for a seasoned veteran like Bhuvneshwar.

Chennai Super Kings

The likes of Khaleel Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana have suffered due to an uninspired team performance in IPL 2025, but they might just be prompted to off-load an underperforming Mukesh Choudhary and Nathan Ellis to make space for the core group of players. Bringing in Bhuvneshwar will not only continue CSK’s continued trust in experienced campaigners but also help them with early wickets and tight spells at the death.

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