The Aditya Birla Group has purchased Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a deal that beats Rajasthan Royals (RR) and makes the Indian Premier League (IPL) champions the league's most expensive team in history.

The champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajasthan Royals have been acquired for $1.63 billion by a Kal Somani-led consortium ahead of IPL 2026, though ownership will transfer after the season.

IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has been sold to a consortium, led by Aditya Birla Group, for a record sum of over Rs 16,000 crore, marking the league's most expensive franchise takeover ever.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play five out of the seven IPL 2026 home matches in Bengaluru, with the other two matches to be played in Raipur.

Star Sports confirms IPL 2026 will start on March 28. Defending champions RCB return to M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for 5 home games and the IPL 2026 Final.

Here is how you can buy tickets directly for Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League opener against SRH

Bengaluru: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have been dealt a blow ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 as the franchise confirmed on Tuesday that the fast bowler Yash Dayal will miss the entire tournament due to personal reasons.

BANGALORE - Indian Premier League champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will keep 11 seats at their M. Chinnaswamy Stadium empty in memory of the fans crushed to death in title celebrations last year,