Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the most loved franchise in IPL. The reason of its huge popularity is based on two players, one as we all know is the former Indian and RCB captain Virat Kohli and the other one was Mr. 360 degree in cricket Abraham Benjamin De Villiers.
The Bangalore based franchise is yet to have their name as winner of IPL title. The most successful years for RCB have been 2009, 2011 and 2016 where they reached the finals and almost had their hands on the title.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad 2022
Royal Challengers Bangalore team in IPL 2022 consist of 22 exciting players. It’s a great blend of youth and experience as well as local and international highly skilled cricketers in all genres of the game. IPL most prolific batsman and winner of IPL orange cap in 2016 Virat Kohli will be playing as player.
RCB players and management will be looking to have their first hand on the IPL trophy in 2022.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squad for IPL 2021 Edition
Here is the list of 22 players who will be representing ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE in the 15th edition of IPL.
RCB players List 2021
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Luvnith Sisodia, David Willey
Royal Challengers Bangalore Auction 2022 Details
RCB auction players list with price
- Faf du Plessis (7 crore)
- Harshal Patel (10.75 crore)
- Wanindu Hasaranga (10.75 crore)
- Dinesh Karthik (5.50 crore)
- Josh Hazlewood (7.75 crore)
- Shahbaz Ahmed (2.40 crore)
- Anuj Rawat (3.4 Crore)
- Akash Deep (20 lakh)
- Mahipal Lomror ( 95 Lakh)
- Finn Allen ( Rs 80 Lakh)
- Sherfane Rutherford ( Rs 1 crore)
- Jason Behrendorff ( Rs 75 Lakh)
- Suyash Prabhudessai (Rs 30 Lakh)
- Chama Milind (Rs 25 Lakh)
- Aneeshwar Gautam (Rs 20 Lakh)
- Luvnith Sisodia (Rs 50 Lakh)
- David Willey (Rs 2 Crore)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Released Players
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE released 10 players ahead of 2022 auction which is a large number when we compare it with other team’s strategies. Interestingly RCB releases 5 top international T20 players and also a same number of local players also released which includes some international cricketers too.
RCB released a players list
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Srikar Bharat (wk)
- AB de Villiers
- Daniel Christian
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- George Garton
- Harshal Patel
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Rajat Patidar
- Kyle Jamieson
- Navdeep Saini
- Tim David
- Sachin Baby
- Pavan Deshpande
- Mohammed Azharuddeen
- Suyash Prabhudessai
- Akash Deep
Royal Challengers Bangalore Retained Players 2022
RCB Retained Players List 2022
- Virat Kohli (INR 15 crore),
- Glenn Maxwell (INR 11 crore),
- Mohammed Siraj (INR 7 crore)
Royal Challengers Bangalore New Players
Faf Du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahamad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Luvnith Sisodia, Siddharth Kaul, Chama Milind
Royal Challengers Bangalore Overseas Players List
3 Australians, 1 each from South Afrcia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies and England completing RCB foreign players list for IPL 2022 edition..
- Glenn Maxwell,
- Faf du Plessis,
- Wanindu Hasaranga,
- Josh Hazlewood,
- Finn Allen,
- Sherfane Rutherford,
- Jason Behrendorff,
- David Willey
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Details
RCB Captain
Former South African captain Faf Du Plesis has been appointed as new captain of RCb during IPL 2022 edition.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Batsmen
- Virat Kohli
- Faf Du Plessis
- Suyash Prabhudessai
- Finn Allen
Royal Challengers Bangalore Bowlers
Royal Challengers Bangalore Bowlers List
- Mohammed Siraj
- Josh Hazlewood
- Akash Deep
- Jason Behrendorff
- Karn Sharma
- Siddharth Kaul
- Chama Milind
Royal Challengers Bangalore All-rounders
Royal Challengers Bangalore All-rounders list
- Glenn Maxwell
- Harshal Patel
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Shahbaz Ahamad
- Mahipal Lomror
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Aneeshwar Gautam
- David Willey
Royal Challengers Bangalore Wicket-keepers
Royal Challengers Bangalore Wicket-keepers
- Dinesh Karthik
- Anuj Rawat
- Luvnith Sisodia
RCB Owner
Royal Challengers Bangalore team is found by USL (United Spirits Limited). The Bangalore based franchise was first owned by the Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Coaches & Support Staff
RCB Head Coach
Former Australian opener Simon Katich who steps down during 2nd phase of IPL last year as head coach of Royal Challenger Bangalore have been replaced by Sanjay Bangar who has been in Indian national coaching setup for quite sometime.
Last year Katich steps down form his role prior to start of 2nd phase of IPL 2021 and RCB’s Director of cricket Mike Hesson had taken this additional responsibility of Head Coach of RCB.
RCB Batting & Spin Bowling Coach 2022
Former Indian ODI cricketer Sridharan Sriram who represents India in handful of matches at top level will remain batting and spin bowling coach for RCB in 2021. Despite mediocre batting record at top level Sriram has excelled in coaching and lands few contracts in Australian setup before moved to RCB coaching staff.
His vast T20 cricket experience start from Indian Cricket League which he later quit and accept amnesty offer from BCCI in 2009 and join Royal Challengers Bangalore next year.
RCB Bowling Coach
Former Australian 1st class cricketer and bowling coach Adam Griffth is the bowling coach of RCB. Adam Griffth has started his coaching career from state level and continues his progression till he was appointed as Australian national team bowling coach in 2016.
Adam Griffith was appointed RCB’s bowling coach in 2020 for IPL 15th edition and will continue to perform his duties in IPL 2022 edition.
| Position/Designation | Name (Country) |
| Owner | USL- United Spirits Limited |
| Director of Cricket Operations | Mike Hesson (NZ) |
| Head coach | Sanjay Bangar (Ind) |
| Bowling coach | Adam Griffth (Aus) |
| Batting & Fielding coach | Sridharan Sriram (Ind) |
Royal Challenger Bangalore Records
Overall RCB team record is not great despite having one of the top batsmen like VIrat Kohli in their ranks and that too as a captain. They have only managed to win 47% of their matches out of 168 matches they have played in IPL history.
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Success Rate |
| Chennai Super Kings | 25 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 33.33% |
| Deccan Chargers | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45.45% |
| Delhi Capitals | 24 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 63.50% |
| Gujarat Lions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00% |
| Kings XI Punjab | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 48.00% |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40.00% |
| Mumbai Indians | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.00% |
| Pune Warriors India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Rajasthan Royals | 20 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 44.44% |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 38.88% |
| Total | 168 | 80 | 84 | 0 | 4 | 47.61% |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Captains List
RCB has led by 6 captains so far in IPL history. Faf Du Plesis who will replace Virat Kohli will be the 7th man to lead this exciting unit in search of their first IPL trophy.
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
| R Dravid | 2008-2008 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| KP Pietersen | 2009-2009 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| A Kumble | 2009-2010 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54.28 |
| DL Vettori | 2011-2012 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.57 |
| V Kohli | 2011-2021 | 140 | 64 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 48.16 |
| SR Watson | 2017-2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore home ground
The home ground of RCB is M Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore. This 35000 capacity stadium is owned by Government of Karnataka and operated by Karnataka cricket association.
