 RCB retained their skipper Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and young Sarfaraz Khan from their IPL 2017 squad for 31 crores before 2018 player auction.On 26 March 2018, the franchise onboarded HP Inc India as the principal sponsor of the team.Earlier that month, the franchise had partnered up with Nuvoco Vistas for the solus position on the back of the team jersey.