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The Royal Challengers Bangalore (commonly shortened as RCB) is an Indian Premier League franchise cricket team headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka (IPL). United Spirits launched it in 2008 and named it after the company’s liquor brand Royal Challenge. The squad has played its home games at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium since its formation.
Symbol Of The Team: Rahul Dravid
The IPL chose Rahul Dravid as the symbol player for the Bangalore franchise before the 2008 player auction, This meant that Dravid would be compensated 15% more than the auction’s highest bidder. Jacques Kallis, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, and Cameron White were among the Indian and foreign players bought in the auction. In the next set of the auction, they also signed Ross Taylor, Misbah-ul-Haq, and India’s World Cup of Under 19-winning skipper, Virat Kohli. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (often known as RCB) is a franchise cricket team headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). United Spirits created it in 2008 and called it after a big team.
Auction For The Fourth Season Of The League
On January 8, 2011, the Governing IPL Board conducted the auction. This was for the fourth series of the IPL league. For a cost of 4.5 million in US dollars, the teams can retain a maximum number of four players. The Royal Challengers, on the other hand, retained one among their players. It was Virat Kohli, permitting the rest players to be bought off. When other IPL teams dropped non-performers from their rosters, RCB missed the previous season’s best performers by letting them back into the auction batch.
2011 Match Of Royal Challengers
In the first qualifier, Royal Challengers Bangalore took against Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai. Virat Kohli hit an undefeated 70 off 44 balls to benefit RCB post 175/4 in 20 overs. Though wickets were lost early, Chennai won the match. The victory advanced Chennai to proceed to the final, where they met the Mumbai Indians at the match of the second qualifier. On a sluggish Chepauk surface, Royal Challengers batted first and reached a huge 185/4 in total 20 overs. Chris Gayle made it happen for them once again, scoring 89 runs in just 47 balls.
Mumbai never assumed like they were going to top the match as they were defeated by 43 runs. With this win, the Royal Challengers proceeded for the final, where they faced Chennai in-home venue. Chennai won the toss and chose to bat as the first option in the finals. Chennai Super Kings finished with a massive total of 205 runs for 5 wickets. RCB team batted poorly and were defeated at just 58 runs. The Man of the whole Tournament was given to Chris Gayle, while Bangalore established a novel record for winning the maximum consecutive wins with seven wins in a row.
Qualification Of The Royal Challengers Bangalore For 2011
Champions League
The Royal Challengers Bangalore finished second in the 2011 Indian Premier League and so qualified for the main tournament of the 2011 Champions League of 20-20. As a result, the Challengers became the tournament’s first & last team to be part of the match in all three seasons. The Challengers, who were seeded in Group B for round one, began their quest for greatness with a final-ball loss.
The RCB will play their first match against the Punjab Kings, headed by Mayank Agarwal, on March 27. The issue on every fan’s mind, though, is when the next RCB captain will be named. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are the last of the ten Indian Premier League (IPL) teams to name a captain for the 2022 season.
Conclusion
The Royal Challengers Bangalore is a team from Indian Premiere League. They take their name from Mallya’s liquor brand, Royal Challenge. They have reached the IPL final three times, losing each time – first in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, then in 2011 to the Chennai Super Kings, and finally in 2016 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad. They had the second-highest franchise cost.
