Royal Challengers Bengaluru spent INR 11 crore to sign Jitesh Sharma in the IPL 2025 mega-auction. After Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement, RCB were looking for cricketers with a similar profile – that is a keeper who can finish games. Jitesh fit the bill, as he played a similar role for Punjab Kings in the past. Meanwhile, RCB named Karthik as their batting coach and currently, he is working closely to ‘create a player’ in Jitesh, as the player himself stated.