IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain, Points Table, Full Squad, Schedule
IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore, a storied squad in the Indian Premier League, has failed to claim a single championship. The group was acquired by Vijay Mallya for Rs 464 crore (about US$111.6 million) and has played in the league since it began. In 2008, the franchise was the second priciest. With Diageo India acquiring the franchise, ownership changed in 2015.
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Coach: Sanjay Bangar
Home ground: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Owners: Diageo India Private Limited
IPL titles: 0
History
Royal Challengers Bangalore is yet to have won an IPL championship despite having a star-studded team every year. Only in 2011 thanks to Chris Gayle’s outstanding batting performance that year did RCB come close to winning the IPL. The squad has consistently finished in the middle of the pack since Virat Kohli was named captain in 2011 and has just once made it to the championship game. The franchisee history’s two lowest points, when they could only win 4 and 5 games respectively, were the debut season (2008) and 2014.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Schedule
| S.No | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Apr-02 | RCB vs MI | Bengaluru |
| 2 | Apr-06 | KKR vs RCB | Kolkata |
| 3 | Apr-10 | RCB vs LSG | Bengaluru |
| 4 | Apr-15 | RCB vs DC | Bengaluru |
| 5 | Apr-17 | RB vs CSK | Bengaluru |
| 6 | Apr-20 | PK vs RCB | Mohali |
| 7 | Apr-23 | RCB vs RR | Bengaluru |
| 8 | Apr-26 | RCB vs KKR | Bengaluru |
| 9 | May-01 | LSG vs RCB | Lucknow |
| 10 | May-06 | DC vs RCB | Delhi |
| 11 | May-09 | MI vs RCB | Mumbai |
| 12 | May-14 | RR VS RCB | Jaipur |
| 13 | May-18 | SRH vs RCB | Hyderabad |
| 14 | May-21 | RCB vs GT | Bengaluru |
IPL journey so far
| Year | League Standing | Final Standing |
| 2008 | 7th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2009 | 3rd out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2010 | 4th out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2011 | 1st out of 10 | Runners-up |
| 2012 | 5th out of 9 | League stage |
| 2013 | 5th out of 9 | League stage |
| 2014 | 7th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2015 | 3rd out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2016 | 2nd out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2017 | 8th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2018 | 6th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2019 | 8th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2020 | 4th out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2021 | 3rd out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2022 | 3rd out of 10 | Playoffs |
IPL Auction 2023 – Players bought
- Will Jacks- 3.2 crores
- Reece Topley- 1.9 crores
- Rajan Kumar-70 Lakhs
- Avinash Singh- 60 Lakhs
- Himanshu Sharma- 20 Lakh
- Manoj Bhandage – 20 Lakhs
- Sonu Yadav- 20 Lakhs
Royal Challengers Bangalore Points Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Pts |
| # | GT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | RR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | LSG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | RCB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | PK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | KKR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | SRH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | CSK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Retained Players
Mohammed Siraj (Rs 7 crore), Faf du Plessis (Rs 7 crore), Virat Kohli (Rs. 16 crore), Glenn Maxwell (Rs 12 crore), Dinesh Karthik (Rs. 5.5 crore), Harshal Patel (Rs. 10.75 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs 10.75 crore)
Released players
Chama Milind (Rs. 25 lakhs), Aneeshwar Gautam (Rs. 20 Lakhs),Jason Behrendorff (Trade) (Rs. 0.75 Lakhs), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs. 1 crore), Luvnith Sisodia (Rs. 20 lakhs)
Key Players
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, who won the 2008 Under-19 World Cup as captain, signed with a franchisee and is still a franchisee player. He has 13 years of team experience and multiple notable runs to his credit while donning the RCB colours. In 2016, he broke the previous record with 973 runs, including four hundreds, to help RCB get to the final game. The group, however, fell short of taking home the trophy.
Yuzvendra Chahal
After three years, the majority of which were spent with Mumbai Indians, Chahal joined RCB in 2014. The leg spinner gained appreciation with the audience and ultimately became the top wicket-taker for RCB. His best performance for the RCB was his second-highest IPL wicket count during the 2016 season.
Harshal Patel
The right arm pacer previously belonged to Team RCB in 2012, but he was unsuccessful in leaving an impression. But things have changed for him when he returned to the franchise in 2021. In addition to gaining his first call-up to India, he had a great season, taking 32 wickets. He finished the previous season in the top 10 wicket-takers with 19 wickets taken.