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Captain: Faf du Plessis
Chairman: Prathamesh Mishra
Team manager: Soumya Deep Pyne
Director of cricket operations: Mike Hesson
Head coach: Sanjay Bangar
Batting and spin bowling coach: Sridharan Sriram
Bowling coach: Adam Griffith
Head of scouting and fielding coach: Malolan Rangarajan
Head physiotherapist: Evan Speechly
Strength and conditioning coach: Basu Shanker

Sponsors

Principal Partners: DP World, Reliance Jio, Exide
Associate Partners: MPL, Meesho, Chola MS General Insurance, boAt, Puma, Nippon Paint
Official partners: Kingfisher, Nestlé Munch, BuyStars, Open.Money, BKT, Jar, Redcliffe Labs, Restolex, StockGro, Birla Estates, iB Cricket, Kotak, Sosyo Drink, NVY – Enviously Yours, Fever 104 FM
Digital Partner: KreditBee
Official Commercial Partner: DNA Networks

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are one of the major franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). At the same time, they are also considered one of the most underperforming teams, as they are yet to win the prestigious T20 league even once. The Bangalore side have finished runners-up on three occasions in the IPL – 2009, 2011 and 2016. They finished runners-up in the 2011 Champions League T20 tournament as well. RCB hold the records for both the highest and the lowest totals in the history of the IPL – 263/5 and 49, respectively. That itself explains the two sides of the Bangalore franchise.

For the inaugural 2008 edition, RCB signed many major names, with India legend Rahul Dravid being picked as the icon player (paid 15% more than the highest bid player at the auction). The other stars in the team were Jacques Kallis, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, Ross Taylor and rising batter Virat Kohli. Bangalore won only 4 of the 14 matches in the 2008 season, finishing seventh in the eight-team table. Only Dravid scored more than 300 runs for them, while the likes of Kallis struggled.

RCB made a terrific comeback and reached the final in 2009. Anil Kumble’s 4 for 16 restricted Deccan Chargers to 143/6. However, RCB failed with the bat and went down in the match by six runs. They reached the summit clash again in 2011 but conceded 205 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and were then held to 147/8. Under Kohli’s captaincy, Bangalore made their third IPL final in 2016. They had a terrific run in the run-up to the final and seemed destined to lift the trophy. However, RCB again faltered, going down to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight runs. SRH posted 208 batting first, and RCB ended on 200 despite Chris Gayle and Kohli’s fifties. It was heartbreaking for the RCB captain as he scored a record 973 runs but could not lead his team to victory.

Bangalore have been far more consistent in recent years. They have reached the playoffs in the last three seasons, but the IPL title continues to elude them. Apart from Kohli, Dravid, Taylor, Zaheer and Kumble, Kevin Pietersen, Mitchell Starc, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Shane Watson are some of the big names who have been part of the RCB franchise in the IPL over the years. According to a survey conducted by Duff & Phelps, the brand value of Royal Challengers Bangalore was estimated to be ₹595 crore (US$75 million) in 2019.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Address: ‘UB Tower’, # 24, Vittal Mallya Road Bangalore KA 560001 IN.
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ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE SQUAD 2023

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PLAYER NAME	COUNTRY	ROLE	BATTING /BOWLING
Faf du Plessis ( Captain )	South Africa	Batter	Right-handed, Right-arm Leg Spin
Finn Allen	New Zealand	Wicket-keeper	Right-handed, Right-arm Off Spin
Rajat Patidar	India	Batter	Right-handed, Right-arm Off Spin
Virat Kohli	India	Batter	Right-handed, Right-arm Medium
Anuj Rawat	India	Wicket-keeper	Left-handed
Dinesh Karthik	India	Wicket-keeper	Right-handed, Right-arm Off Spin
David Willey	India	Bowling	Left-handed, Left-arm Fast-medium
Glenn Maxwell	Australia	All-rounder	Right-handed, Right-arm Off-spin
Harshal Patel	India	Bowler	Right-handed, Right-arm Medium
Mahipal Lomror	India	All-rounder	Left-handed, Left-arm Spin
Shahbaz Ahmed	India	Bowler	Left-handed, Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	All-rounder	Right-handed, Right-arm Legbreak
Akash Deep	India	Bowler	Right-handed, Right-arm Medium
Josh Hazlewood	Australia	Bowler	Left-handed, Right-arm Fast-medium
Karn Sharma	India	All-rounder	Left-handed, Right-arm Leg Spin
Siddharth Kaul	India	Bowler	Right-handed, Right-arm Medium Fast
Mohammed Siraj	India	Bowler	Right-handed, Medium Seam
Reece Topley	England	Bowler	Right-handed, Left Arm Fast
Will Jacks	England	Batter	Right-handed, Right Arm Off Spin
Rajan Kumar	India	Bowler	Left-handed, Left Arm Fast
Avinash Singh	India	Bowler	Right-handed, Right Arm Fast
Sonu Yadav	India	All-Rounder	Right-handed, Right Arm Fast Medium
Manoj Bhandage	India	All-Rounder	Left-handed, Right Arm Fast Medium
Michael Bracewell	New Zealand	Batter	Left-handed, Left-hand Bat

RECORDS BY TEAM

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• Most run by a player – Virat Kohli (6624 runs)
• Highest individual score – Chris Gayle (175* vs Pune Warriors), April 2013
• Most runs in an edition – Virat Kohli (973 in 2016)
• Highest total – 263/5 vs Warriors in Bengaluru, April 2013.
• Lowest total – 49 vs KKR in Kolkata, Apr 2017

MAJOR STADIUMS

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The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is the home ground of RCB. An iconic stadium, it has a seating capacity of 40,000.

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