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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.

Live – t20 – Afghanistan
Afghanistan National T20, 2025
Hindukush Strikers HS

Pamir Legends PAL

0/0

Result – oneday – Klang
Assam Women tour of Malaysia, 2025
Malaysia Women MAL-W

148/10

Assam Women ASM-W

154/4

Assam Women beat Malaysia Women by 6 wickets

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Bali Bash International Tri Series, 2025
Philippines PHL

81/3

South Korea SK

80/10

Philippines beat South Korea by 7 wickets

Result – t20 – Kecamatan Kuta Selatan
Bali Bash International Tri Series, 2025
Indonesia INA

160/5

Philippines PHL

115/10

Upcoming – t20 – Kecamatan Kuta Selatan
Bali Bash International Tri Series, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 07:00 AM IST
South Korea SK

Indonesia INA

Upcoming – oneday – Pallekele
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Sri Lanka SL

Bangladesh BAN

Result – t20 – Sofia
ECN Bulgaria T20IW, 2025
Greece Women GRC-W

116/9

Turkey Women TKW-W

118/7

Toss – t20 – Sofia
ECN Bulgaria T20IW, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 03:45 PM IST
Serbia Women SBA-W

Bulgaria Women BUL-W

Upcoming – t20 – Sofia
ECN Bulgaria T20IW, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 07:45 PM IST
Turkey Women TKW-W

Serbia Women SBA-W

Upcoming – t20 – Sofia
ECN Bulgaria T20IW, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 11:45 AM IST
Bulgaria Women BUL-W

Greece Women GRC-W

Upcoming – t20 – Sofia
ECN Bulgaria T20IW, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 03:45 PM IST
Greece Women GRC-W

Serbia Women SBA-W

Upcoming – t20 – Sofia
ECN Bulgaria T20IW, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 07:45 PM IST
Turkey Women TKW-W

Bulgaria Women BUL-W

Abandoned – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
Liege Stallions LEST

Leuven Lions LEUL

Match abandoned due to rain

Live – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
Ostend Tigers OSTG

156/5

Liege Stallions LEST

Upcoming – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 04:15 PM IST
Antwerp Giants ATPG

Brussels Bashers BRBA

Upcoming – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 06:15 PM IST
Leuven Lions LEUL

Antwerp Giants ATPG

Upcoming – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 08:30 PM IST
Brussels Bashers BRBA

Gent Wolves GENW

Upcoming – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 12:15 PM IST
Gent Wolves GENW

Hasselt Titans HAST

Upcoming – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 02:15 PM IST
Hasselt Titans HAST

Ostend Tigers OSTG

Upcoming – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 04:15 PM IST
Liege Stallions LEST

Antwerp Giants ATPG

Upcoming – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 06:15 PM IST
Gent Wolves GENW

Ostend Tigers OSTG

Upcoming – t10 – Belgium
European Cricket Series Belgium T10, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 08:30 PM IST
Leuven Lions LEUL

Brussels Bashers BRBA

Live – t20 – Ireland
Evoke Super 20 Trophy, 2025
Scorchers Women SCO-W

11/0

Typhoons Women TYP-W

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Summer Challenge T20 Trophy, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 09:30 AM IST
Gauhati Town Club GTC

91 Yards Club 91YC

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Summer Challenge T20 Trophy, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 01:30 PM IST
Bud Cricket Club BCC

Navarang Club NVR

Upcoming – t20 – Den Haag
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025
08 Jul 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Guernsey GUE

Jersey JER

Upcoming – t20 – Den Haag
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025
08 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Netherlands NED

Scotland SCOT

Toss – oneday – United Kingdom
India Under 19 tour of England, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 03:30 PM IST
England U19 ENGU19

India U19 INDU19

Upcoming – t20 – County Dublin
Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
Leinster Lightning LLG

Munster Reds MUR

Upcoming – t20 – County Dublin
Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 08:15 PM IST
Northern Knights (Ireland) NK

North West Warriors NWW

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Fakhr-E-Kashmir FEK

Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

Super Lanka SUL

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA T20 Tri Series, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Malaysia Blues MB

Thunderstorm Outlanders THUO

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA T20 Tri Series, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 12:45 PM IST
Thunderstorm Outlanders THUO

Malaysia Reds MR

Upcoming – t20 – Grand Prairie
Major League Cricket, 2025
09 Jul 2025, 05:30 AM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Northern Ireland
New Zealand A Women tour of England, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
England Women A ENGA-W

New Zealand Women A NZA-W

Live – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
Karaikal Kniights KAK

107/7

Mahe Megalo Strikers MMS

Upcoming – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 06:00 PM IST
Yanam Royals YAR

Villianur Mohit Kings VMK

Upcoming – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 02:00 PM IST
Ruby White Town Legends RWT

Villianur Mohit Kings VMK

Upcoming – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 06:00 PM IST
Yanam Royals YAR

Mahe Megalo Strikers MMS

Live – t20 – Malawi
Quadrangular T20I Series in Malawi, 2025
Germany GER

39/1

Tanzania TAN

135/9

Upcoming – t20 – Malawi
Quadrangular T20I Series in Malawi, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Bahrain BHN

Malawi ML

Upcoming – t20 – Malawi
Quadrangular T20I Series in Malawi, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Tanzania TAN

Bahrain BHN

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 09:30 PM IST
Whiptail Smashers WTS

Iyanola Heritage IYH

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 12:00 AM IST
Bamboo Blasters BMB

Calabash Giants CBG

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 09:30 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
09 Jul 2025, 12:00 AM IST
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Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 11:00 PM IST
Somerset SOM

Essex ESS

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
08 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Somerset Women SOM-W

Essex Women ESS-W

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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