The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams which are taking part in the 2017 Indian Premier League. They are captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori. This was one of the most difficult seasons for RCB, as when it started their key players were injured and missed initial matches. Shane Watson had taken responsibility of captaining RCB .
2017 season | |||
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Coach | Daniel Vettori | ||
Captain | Virat Kohli | ||
Ground(s) | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
IPL | 8th | ||
Most runs | Virat Kohli (308)[1] | ||
Most wickets | Pawan Negi (16)[2] | ||
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Season standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 | |
3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 | |
5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 | |
6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 | |
7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 | |
8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 |
Auction
editThe player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore.[4] Five players were signed by the franchise.[5]
Squad
edit- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
11 | KL Rahul | India | 18 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
18 | Virat Kohli | India | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 (since 2008) | ₹125 million (US$1.5 million) | Captain |
23 | Mandeep Singh | India | 18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2015 | ₹8 million (US$96,000) | |
34 | Travis Head | Australia | 29 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
36 | Sachin Baby | India | 18 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
81 | Kedar Jadhav | India | 26 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹21.7 million (US$260,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
97 | Sarfaraz Khan | India | 27 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | |
333 | Chris Gayle | Jamaica | 21 September 1979 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹84 million (US$1.0 million) | Overseas |
Harpreet Singh Bhatia | India | 11 August 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | ||
All-rounders | ||||||||
15 | Pawan Negi | India | 6 January 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2017 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | |
33 | Shane Watson | Australia | 17 June 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹95 million (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
84 | Stuart Binny | India | 3 June 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹20 million (US$240,000) | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
4 | Vishnu Vinod | India | 2 December 1993 | Right-handed | 2017 | Replacement signing | ||
17 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 17 February 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹95 million (US$1.1 million) | Overseas/Vice-captain |
Bowlers | ||||||||
3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 23 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2014 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
6 | Sreenath Aravind | India | 8 April 1984 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
9 | Aniket Choudhary | India | 28 January 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹20 million (US$240,000) | |
13 | Harshal Patel | India | 23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 (since 2013) | ₹4 million (US$48,000) | |
19 | Avesh Khan | India | 13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
20 | Adam Milne | New Zealand | 13 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2015 | ₹7 million (US$84,000) | Overseas |
21 | Iqbal Abdulla | India | 2 December 1989 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
37 | Billy Stanlake | Australia | 13 April 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
56 | Tymal Mills | England | 12 August 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2017 | ₹120 million (US$1.4 million) | Overseas |
77 | Samuel Badree | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 March 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2016 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
90 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | 18 February 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | Overseas |
Praveen Dubey | India | 1 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) |
Administration and support staff
editThe team is owned by Diageo through United Spirits Limited. Amrit Thomas, acts as the director of team. Retired Indian cricketer Brijesh Patel, serves as the CEO for the team. Russell Adams is the vice president for commercial operations. Avinash Vaidya is the team manager. Daniel Vettori heads the coaching team which consists of Allan Donald (bowling coach), Trent Woodhill (batting and fielding coach), Even Speechly (physio) and Shankar Basu (strength and condition coach).
Records this year (2017)
edit23 April was the highest total runs (263/5) in IPL by RCB (2013).[6] Also at the same date they scored the lowest runs (49/10) in IPL.[7]
Season
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5 April
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(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
207/4 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
172 (19.4 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 35 runs
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Nigel Llong (England) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | |||||
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8 April
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(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
157/8 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils
142/9 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 15 runs
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Virender Kumar Sharma (India) Player of the match: Kedar Jadhav (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | |||||
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10 April
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(H) Kings XI Punjab
150/2 (14.3 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
148/4 (20 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets
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Holkar Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and C Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Axar Patel(Kings XI Punjab) | |||||
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14 April
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(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
142/5 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
145/6 (18.5 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets.
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians) | |||||
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16 April
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(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
134/9 (20 overs) |
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Rising Pune Supergiant
161/8 (20 overs) |
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 27 runs.
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and C Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Ben Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiant) | |||||
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18 April
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
213/2 (20 overs) |
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Gujarat Lions (H)
192/7 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 21 runs
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Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Virender Sharma (India) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | |||||
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23 April
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(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
131 (19.3 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
49 (9.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders win by 82 runs
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Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, O Nandan, Nitin Menon, K Srinivasan Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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25 April
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) | |||||
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27 April
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(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
134 (20 overs) |
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Gujarat Lions
135/3 (13.5 overs) |
Gujarat Lions won by 7 wickets
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Gujarat Lions) | |||||
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29 April
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(H) Rising Pune Supergiant
157/3 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
96/9 (20 overs) |
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 61 runs
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Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Marais Erasmus (South Africa) Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (Rising Pune Supergiant) | |||||
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1 May
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
162/8 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians (H)
165/5 (19.5 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) | |||||
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5 May
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Kings XI Punjab
138/7 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
119 (19 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab won by 19 runs
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Sandeep Sharma (Kings XI Punjab) | |||||
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7 May
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(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
158/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
159/4 (15.1 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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14 May
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
161/6 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils (H)
151 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 runs
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Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | |||||
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References
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