IPL Team Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the most popular franchises of the Indian Premier League and has seen its ups and downs over the years. Here are the details about the team for the upcoming season, which can benefit you while making your own fantasy team.

RCB or Royal Challengers Bangalore stands out as one of the most popular teams in the IPL. It garners immense attention on social media, with fans generating plenty of memes centred around the franchise. But, unfortunately for RC fans, the team is yet to win a title despite playing finals three times (2009, 2011, and 2016). Despite world-class players holding records in IPL history, RCB has ended up being in the bottom half of the points table 9 out of 17 times.

Owned by United Spirits, a subsidiary of Diageo Group, RCB has a strong fan base in Bangalore. The team's home ground is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (previously known as the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium) in Bangalore.

Over the years, the Bangalore IPL team has set the bar high for future players; 23 of the top 5 individual highest scores in IPL history were bagged by RCB, with Chris Gayle being on the top (175*) and AB de Villiers being the fourth and sixth (133* and 129*). Former skipper Virat Kohli is also the highest all-time run-scorer in IPL history. He is the only one who has played for RCB since the team's inception.

Over the years, RCB has tested a variety of coaches. Dinesh Karthik, the former Indian cricketer and batting coach of the Indian Cricket Team, has held the position since 2025. Other renowned and accomplished cricketers who have coached RCB include Gary Kirsten (2019), Daniel Vettori ( 2014-2018), Ray Jennings (2009-2013) and Venkatesh Prasad (2008). Omkar Salvi has been appointed as the bowling coach for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team for the IPL 2025 Andy Flower has been appointed as the RCB head coach for the upcoming IPL season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore is blessed with some of the most prominent cricketers as team captains. The list includes Rahul Dravid (2008), Anil Kumble (2009-2010), Daniel Vettori (2011-2012), and Virat Kohli (2013-2021). Following Virat Kohli's decision to step down after IPL 2022 to focus on his batting, Faf Du Plessis assumed the role of captain for Royal Challengers Bangalore and led the team for three consecutive years. The Royal Challengers Bangalore is yet to finalise their captain for the IPL 2025.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore made it to the playoffs in the Indian Premier League 2024. They finished 4th in the IPL 2024 points table after losing to Rajasthan Royals. The RCB players began the season well but couldn't keep up the momentum. Virat Kohli (741), Faf du Plessis (438) and Rajat Patidar (395) were the main scorers for the team, but the rest of the batting lineup couldn't step up when needed. Except for Yash Dayal, who took the 15 wickets, none of the other bowlers seemed to be in good form. Despite the setbacks, the team had its moments in IPL 2024. Looking ahead, there's hope that RCB will learn from their past performance and strive to make their fans proud in the upcoming season.

In the upcoming 2025 Season, RCB has made some smart moves by signing Josh Hazlewood and Phil Salt for a great deal at 12.50 crores and 11.50 crores, respectively. They also engaged in a bidding war to get Bhuvneshwar Kumar for ₹10.75 crore. RCB also picked up two Indian players Mohit Rathee and Abhinandan Singh at their base prices of 30 lakh each. There's a lot of excitement around the younger players, with hopes high for their performance in the upcoming matches.

Additionally, they invested 8.75 crores to acquire Liam Livingstone, who is expected to perform in the upcoming matches.

Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal.

While RCB is a team with globally acclaimed great players, it is also the team where youngsters surprise the fans with their outstanding performances. Hence below are the top fantasy players for RCB; it is vital to note that they are calculated as per Dream11 Fantasy points for the year 2025.

Hence, while making a fantasy team in the coming season, these players must be considered.

• Rajat Patidar
• Virat Kohli
• Yash Dayal
• Josh Hazlewood
• Phil Salt

As mentioned above, the team has seen both bottoms of the ranks and played in the finals many times but has never won a cup yet. This makes it one of the most followed teams in IPL with their world-class players. The Bangalore fanbase is dying to see a title in the league. In all, RCB has played 256 matches, out of which it won 121 times, lost 128 times and three games ended up without any single outcome. In the IPL 2024, RCB winning rate was 47.27%.

The RCB team has seen its ups and downs, and the fans have always been with them, win or lose; the team has never failed to entertain cricket and IPL enthusiasts in India and all around the world.

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