India, May 22 -- Having already qualified for the IPL 2025 playoffs, RCB have signed Tim Seifert as replacement for Jacob Bethell as the English cricketer is set to leave for national team duty. Bethell will be joining the England cricket team after RCB's league fixture vs SRH on May 23, and Seifert will be able to represent the side from May 24 onwards. The New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter joined RCB for Rs.2 crore.

RCB are currently second in the table with 17 points in 12 matches, consisting of eight wins and three defeats. RCB have two more games remaining in the group stage, and will also face LSG on May 27.

Seifert has IPL experience and has represented KKR in 2021 and DC in 2022.

RCB have also signed Mayank Agarwal as replacement...