Road to Back-to-Back: How RCB Navigated IPL 2026 from Auction Table to Trophy Lift
Finals is not the starting point of championships. They start in the auction house, their coaches' discussions in the pre-season fitness camp, and in the group of coaches who are trying to determine how to beat the other guys who were all studying last year's champ while they were away on vacation. If the story of RCB towards ultimate glory of IPL 2026 is anything to go by, then the process started months before the toss circle of the Narendra Modi Stadium, when Rajat Patidar was standing there. Hope you have all enjoyed it using your AllPannel Exchange ID . The Auction: Defending Without Overconfidence RCB had assembled their 2025 team in cold-blooded manner for the 2025 mega auction. The 2026 auction Race Progenitor's Core was solid with a few measured reinforcements. The team management at the time reiterated that it would be necessary to not compromise the victory culture for the supposed “improvements.” All the bowling options – Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar, Rasikh were un...