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RCB Team Overview
Vijay Mallya bought the Bengaluru-based franchise for ₹446 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had one of the most horrendous starts to the IPL, finishing second-last in the points table in the inaugural season. The blame squarely fell on the ‘Test specialists’ Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, and Jacques Kallis.
The team owner, Mallya, was a hard taskmaster; he removed Dravid and Martin Crowe, the head coach and CEO, respectively, from their positions. Kumble and Ray Jennings were appointed captain and head coach in the 2009 season.
RCB IPL Squad
Phil Salt
WK/Batsman🧤
Virat Kohli
Batsman🏏
Rajat Patidar
Batsman🏏
Jitesh Sharma
WK/Batsman🧤
Devdutt Padikkal
Batsman🏏
Swastik Chhikara
Batsman🏏
Liam Livingstone
All-Rounder🏏🥎
Krunal Pandya
All-Rounder🏏🥎
Swapnil Singh
All-Rounder🏏🥎
Tim David
All-Rounder🏏🥎
Romario Shepherd
All-Rounder🏏🥎
Manoj Bhandage
All-Rounder🏏🥎
Jacob Bethell
All-Rounder🏏🥎
Josh Hazlewood
Bowler🥎
Rasikh Dar
Bowler🥎
Suyash Sharma
Bowler🥎
Mohit Rathee
Bowler🥎
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bowler🥎
Yash Dayal
Bowler🥎
Nuwan Thushara
Bowler🥎
Lungi Ngidi
Bowler🥎
Abhinandan Singh
Bowler🥎
FAF Duplessis (C)
Batsman
Virat Kohli
All-Rounder
Glenn Maxwell
All-Rounder
Anuj Rawat
Batsman
Rajat Patidar
Batsman
Dinesh karthik
Batsman / WK
Pradhudessai
Batsman
Will Jacks
Batsman
Saurav Chuahan
Batsman
Mahipal Lomror
All-Rounder
Karn Sharma
All-Rounder
Tom Curran
Batsman
Swapnil Singh
Batsman
Mayank Dagar
Batsman
Akashdeep
Bowler
Alzarri Joseph
Bowler
Lockie Ferguson
Bowler
Mohammed Siraj
Bowler
Reece Topley
Bowler
Himanshu Sharma
Bowler
Rajan Kumar
Bowler
Vysakh Vijay
Bowler
Yash Dayal
Batsman
cameron green
All-Rounder
RCB IPL Performance Chart (2008 to 2025)
YEAR | LEAGUE STAGE POSITION | Final Position |
2008 | 7th Position | League stage |
2009 | 3rd Position | Runners-up |
2010 | 4th Position | Playoffs |
2011 | 1st Position | Runners-up |
2012 | 5th Position | League stage |
2013 | 5th Position | League stage |
2014 | 7th Position | League stage |
2015 | 3rd Position | Playoffs |
2016 | 2nd Position | Runners-up |
2017 | 8th Position | League stage |
2018 | 6th Position | League stage |
2019 | 8th Position | League stage |
2020 | 4th Position | Playoffs |
2021 | 3rd Position | Playoffs |
2022 | 3rd Position | Playoffs |
2023 | 6th Position | League stage |
2024 | 4th Position | Playoffs |
RCB’s fortunes saw a massive turnaround as the franchise reached the final in 2009 and the last four in 2010. In 2008, they acquired an upcoming star, Virat Kohli, who led the India U19 team to World Cup triumph.
Despite decent performances, Mallya was unhappy with the setup and made wholesale changes to the franchise in 2011. Daniel Vettori took over from Kumble, who retired after the 2010 Champions League T20. The franchise bought legendary names Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers at the 2011 auction.
RCB’s bowling attack looked weak; nonetheless, their superior batting made up for it, helping them reach the final again in 2011. They finished fifth in the IPL 2012 edition, and Kohli was handed the captaincy in the following season.
Off the field, trouble was brewing for the team owner, Mallya, who fled the country after being entangled in an economic scandal in 2016, the year when, under Kohli, RCB would reach the IPL final. But the Bengaluru-based franchise wasn’t third time lucky.
RCB is one of the best T20 teams but doesn’t have the silverware to show for it. The RCB faithful have also coined the phrase “Ee Sala Cup Namde.” (This time, the cup is ours!), but they have yet to see that dream fulfilled.
From 2016 onwards, RCB has struggled for consistency. Kohli removed himself from the captaincy after the 2021 season. Under new skipper Faf du Plessis, the franchise reached the playoffs in the 2022 edition but failed to sustain the momentum the following season. In 2024, the franchise reached the playoffs but lost to Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator.
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