Royal Challengers Bangalore 2021
Virat Kohli-led RCB is an IPL franchise based in Bangalore. Despite being the unsuccessful team for years; RCB has a huge fan base following. Unfortunately, the team has never won the title even for a single time.
Founded in 2008; RCB was the first formed IPL team in history. Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Puneet Rajkumar are the popular celebrities who have been the brand ambassadors of the RCB franchise.
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Did you know? RCB has been named after Royal challenge, an alcohol brand of United spirits Limited.
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A Quick Overview
During the Inaugural year; RCB were among the bottom 2 teams on the scoreboard. In 2009, they ended up as runner up and in 2010 the team managed to reach the semi-finals.
Chris Gayle is the proud player from RCB who holds the highest score record of 175 runs off 66 balls.
| Full name: | Royal Challengers Bangalore, RCB |
| Founded: | 2008 |
| Home ground: | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Owner: | United Spirits Limited |
| Official Website: | royalchallengers.com |
| Strengths: | Virat Kohli, Glen Maxwell, Ab de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Weaknesses: | Middle-order inconsistency & aggressive bowling approach |
| Rival Teams: | Mumbai Indians & Chennai Super Kings |
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Current Team Squad
Virat Kohli
Captain
Age: 32 years 105 days
Playing role: Top-order batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Finn Allen
Overseas Player
Age: 21 years 302 days
Playing role: Top-order batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Srikar Bharat
Age: 27 years 138 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Yuzvendra Chahal
Age: 30 years 210 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak googly
Dan Christian
Overseas Player
Age: 37 years 290 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Pavan Deshpande
Age: 31 years 155 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
AB de Villiers
Overseas Player
Age: 37 years 1 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Kyle Jamieson
Overseas Player
Age: 26 years 50 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Scott Kuggeleijn
Overseas Player
Age: 29 years 46 days
Playing role: Bowling allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Glenn Maxwell
Overseas Player
Age: 32 years 127 days
Playing role: Batting allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Mohammed Azharuddeen
Age: 26 years 333 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Mohammed Siraj
Age: 26 years 342 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast
Devdutt Padikkal
Age: 20 years 226 days
Playing role: Top-order batter
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Harshal Patel
Age: 30 years 87 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Sachin Baby
Age: 32 years 62 days
Playing role: Batter
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Shahbaz Ahmed
Age: 26 years 68 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Navdeep Saini
Age: 28 years 87 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast
Daniel Sams
Overseas Player
Age: 28 years 114 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium
Washington Sundar
Age: 21 years 136 days
Playing role: Bowling allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Josh Philippe
Withdrawn Player
Age: 23 years 262 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Kane Richardson
Withdrawn Player
Age: 30 years 6 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Adam Zampa
Withdrawn Player
Age: 28 years 324 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak googly
Simon Katich
Coach
Age: 45 years 181 days
Playing role: Batter
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm wrist-spin
Who is the Owner of RCB?
RCB is owned by United Spirits Limited, a Diageo Group company. Diageo is a British multinational alcohol company, London.
4United Spirits Limited(USL) is the biggest Indian alcoholic beverage company and 2nd largest company in the world in terms of volume. United Spirits owns the RCB since the inaugural year 2008.
Also, Vijay Mallaya holds the major shares of RCB.
| Headquarters | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Current Chairman | Mahendra Kumar Sharma |
| Managing Director | Anand Kripalu |
RCB Captain: Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, the right-handed batsman is leading the team since 2013 i.e. for 8 consecutive years. Virat Kohli is the top run-scorer in IPL with 6000 runs. The captain also holds the record for most centuries in IPL.
Did you know? Kohli is the only Indian to score a century during his world cup debut.
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RCB Coach List
| Head Coach | Simon Katich |
| Bowling Coach | Adam Griffith |
| Batting Coach | Sridharan Sriram |
| Field Coach | Malolan Rangarajan |
- Simon Katich is an Australian all-rounder. He even played for Punjab kings in 11 matches for the initial two seasons.
- Sridharan has represented India in 9 ODI’s. He also played for RCB and Delhi Capitals in IPL.
- Adam Griffith, the fast bowling coach from Australia. He has also been a bowling coach for the Australian team.
- Rangarajan has played domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.
RCB Team Stats
| Highest IPL Score: | 263/5 |
| Lowest IPL Score: | 49/10 |
| Most Wickets: | Yuzvendra Chahal ( 121) |
| Most Runs: | Virat Kohli (6000 runs) |
| Most Centuries: | Virat Kohli (5) |
| Most Fifties: | Virat Kohli (39) |
RCB IPL History (2008- present)
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Rahul Dravid was the captain and the team ranked at 7th position during results. |
| 2009 | Lost the title again under the captainship of Kevin Pieterson. |
| 2010 | Again lost the title finishing 3rd in the race. Anil Kumble was the captain. |
| 2011 | They were runner-ups. Daniel Vettori was the new captain. |
| 2012 | RCB finished 5th and Virat Kohli became the new captain in the season’s mid-way. |
| 2013 | The RCB again finished up at 5th position. |
| 2014 | RCB finished the race at 7th position for the 7th season. |
| 2015 | They finished at 3rd position. |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli set a record of 4 centuries in a single IPL season. Yet they failed again. |
| 2017 | The worst performers; ranked last on the scoreboard. |
| 2018 | RCB finished at 6th position. |
| 2019 | They ranked at 8th position. |
| 2020 | RCB qualified for the playoffs and were knocked out by Sunrisers Hyderabad. |
| 2021 | They bought Glen Maxwell, Kylie Jamson and Dan Christian in IPL auction 2021. The result is yet to be declared. |
RCB’s Fan Base -Bold Army!
RCB has named their fans ‘Bold Army’ as they still encourage the team despite unsatisfactory results. RCB is very active on a social media platform and knows how to maintain a special bond with its fans.
Royal Challengers Bangalore has about 6 million followers on Instagram and 5 million fans on Twitter account and about 2.5 million subscribers on you tube.
Market Value of RCB
No doubt the team has never won the IPL title. But their aggressive approach on the ground has always attracted cricket fans, RCB has immense popularity and a huge fan following on social media platform.
At present, The market value of RCB is 536 crores. RCB has suffered a major dip of -9.9% due to the Covid-19 situation in the country. Last year RCB’s Brand Value was 595 crores.
FAQs
Who is the captain of RCB 2021?
Virat Kohli is the present captain of RCB. In the 14th edition of the IPL T20 worlds cup, RCB is ranked at the position in the points table.
Which cricket players left RCB in 2021?
Moeen Ali was a major loss to the team as he joined hands with Chennai super kings in IPL 2021 auction.
How many times does RCB have won the IPL title?
Unfortunately, the team has not won the title even for a single time. But still, RCB has a great fan following on social media platform.
Who is the best bowler in RCB?
Yuzvendra Chahal with 121 wickets is currently leading at this position.
Who is the best batsman in RCB?
Virat Kohli is the best batsman in RCB with 6000 IPL runs. He also holds a record of most centuries(5), most fifties(39) and most fours (548).
Who is the best all-rounder in RCB?
Washington Sundar is leading with a rating of 8.58 followed by Daniel Christian and Glenn Maxwell with 8.5 ratings.
RCB’s IPL performance 2021
Total matches played: 7 ;Won: 5; Lost: 2
For the 1st time in IPL history, the team started pretty well with 4 consistent wins and no loss. The team holds the 3rd position in the points table after DC and CSK. They have won 5 matches out of a total of 7 matches played with 10 points and an NRR of -0.171.
As the IPL 2021 was suspended due to the Covid-19 situation in India. BCCI has confirmed that the 14th edition of the IPL season will resume in the UAE from 18th-20th September. It will be hosted at 3 venues including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
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