Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Overview - Records, Journey, IPL 2021 Squad & Schedule

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), captained by Virat Kohli has been a fan favourite team ever since the establishment of the Indian Premiere League in 2008. Even though it is yet to win its maiden IPL Trophy, they have played 3 times in the final but unfortunately failed to win the title.

This year also, they have a team that can win the tournament. Batting Line Up backed by the experience of Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers, to bowlers who possess the ability to provide a breakthrough anytime, like Yuzvendra Chahal & Kyle Jamieson.

Captain Kohli & RCB would have set their eyes on the cup this time around with the perfect balance of Youngsters, and Batsmen & Bowlers. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Squad For IPL 2021

Batsmen: Virat Kohli (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Pavan Deshpande, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Finn Allen

All-Rounders: Washington Sundar, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudesai

Wicketkeepers: AB de Villiers, KS Bharat, Mohammed Azharuddeen

Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson

RCB's IPL Records

• RCB has the record for the highest no. of runs in an IPL match, 263-5 against Pune Warriors India in the 2013 edition.
• Virat Kohli, the captain of the RCB side, is also the highest scorer for the team in IPL with a staggering 5,878 runs. AB de Villiers is just behind him with 4,849 runs. 
• In the bowling department, Yuzvendra Chahal is the highest wicket-taker of the team with 121 wickets. Although the second-highest wicket-taker in the team is Harshal Patel with just 46 wickets which shows that the bowling line up is still a bit inexperienced. 

RCB's IPL Journey

2008: Won 4 matches, lost 10. Finished seventh in the league standings.

2009: Reached the finals. Ended up as the runners up after getting defeated by Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in the finals. Won 9 games and lost 7 games, finished 3rd in the league standings. 

2010: Reached the semi-final stage. Won 7 and lost 7 games. Finished 4th in the league stage.

2011: Reached the finals. Ended up as the runners up after getting defeated by Chennai Super Kings in the finals. Won 10 games and lost 6. Finished 1st in the league table. 

2012: Failed to reach the playoffs. Won 8 and lost 7 matches, finished 5th in the league table.

2013: Failed to reach the playoffs.  Won 9 and lost 7 matches, finished 5th in the league table.

2014: Won 5 and lost 9 matches in the tournament. Finished 7th.

2015: Finished at 3rd spot in the league table. Won 8 and lost 6 matches. 

2016: Reached the finals. Defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Won 9 and lost 7 matches.

2017: Won 3 matches, and lost 10. Finished 8th in the league. 

2018: Failed to make it to the playoffs. Won 6 & lost 8 matches.

2019: Finished last. Won 5 and lost 8 matches and were placed 8th in the league table.

2020: Won 7 matches & Lost 7 matches. They Finished 4th and were defeated in the eliminator match.

RCB’s strength in IPL 2021 would definitely be its batting unit. Virat Kohli has amassed an impressive 5,878 runs in 192 matches at an average of 38.16 & strike rate of 130.73. It has been confirmed that he’ll open the innings for RCB this IPL with Devdutt Padikkal. Padikkal caught eyes in the last season after scoring 473 runs, with five 50+ scores at a strike rate of 124.80 while opening for RCB. Apart from these two RCB has AB de Villiers, Joshua Phillipe, Glenn Maxwell, Uncapped Wonder Boy Mohammed Azharuddeen. Sachin Baby and Dan Christian are also making their return to the RCB side. 

In the bowling department, RCB has bought the most expensive buy of IPL 2021 auction Kyle Jamieson. However, their bowling attack can be termed inexperience and even weak. Kyle Jamieson hasn’t played a single T20 match in India, while Kane Richardson, Dan Christian and Daniel Sams haven’t played much IPL in recent times. Siraj has been seen struggling on Indian tracks, Navdeep Saini had a horrible last season in UAE. 

However, their biggest trump card could be Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell has proved that he’s a destructive player and can take on any bowling attack on his good day. Maxwell’s inconsistency and form issues are a matter of worry for the RCB Team Management. 

Underrated Young Talent in the form of KS Bharat and Harshal Patel can prove & display their caliber for the RCB side this season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2021 Schedule

• 9th April: vs Mumbai Indians at Chennai
• 14th April: vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chennai
• 9th April: vs Mumbai Indian at Chennai
• 18th April: vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai (at 4 PM)
• 22nd April: vs Rajasthan Royal at Mumbai
• 25th April: vs Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai (at 4 PM)
• 27th April: vs Delhi Capitals at Ahmedabad
• 30th April: vs Punjab Kings at Ahmedabad
• 3rd May: vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Ahmedabad
• 6th May: vs Punjab Kings at Ahmedabad
• 9th May: vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Kolkata
• 14th May: vs Delhi Capitals at Kolkata
• 16th May: vs Rajasthan Royals at Kolkata (at 4 PM)
• 20th May: vs Mumbai Indians at Kolkata
• 23rd May: vs Chennai Super Kings at Kolkata