Ee Sala Cup Namde | Royal Challengers Bangaluru - RCB
RCB always had the big stars on the team but never had the capacity to win the trophy. They have been runners-up three times.
The second-most costly franchise in the year 2008. In 2015, Diageo India purchased the squad from Vijay Mallya, chairman of United Breweries Limited.
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Coach: Sanjay Bangar
Owners: Diageo India Private Limited.
Home ground: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
IPL titles won till now:- 0
RCB IPL 2024 Squad
Batters
Faf du Plessis (c)
Anuj Rawat (W/k)
Dinesh Karthik (W/k)
Virat Kohli
Saurav Chauhan
Rajat Patidar
All-rounders
Akash Deep
Manoj Bhandage
Tom Curran
Cameron Green
Will Jacks
Mahipal Lomror
Glenn Maxwell
Suyash Prabhudessai
Bowlers
Mayank Dagar
Lockie Ferguson
Alzarri Joseph
Mohammed Siraj
Himanshu Sharma
Rajan Kumar
Karn Sharma
Swapnil Singh
Reece Topley
Vijaykumar Vyshak
Yash Dayal
Brand Ambassadors
In 2008, Katrina Kaif represented the squad as its brand ambassador.In the following seasons, Deepika Padukone, Amya, Puneeth Rajkumar, Shiva Rajkumar, Upendra, and Ganesh served as the team’s ambassadors.
RCB Seasons
Year
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
League Position
| 7th out of 8 |
| 3rd out of 8 |
| 4th out of 8 |
| 1st out of 10 |
| 5th out of 9 |
| 5th out of 9 |
| 7th out of 8 |
| 3rd out of 8 |
| 2nd out of 8 |
| 8th out of 8 |
| 6th out of 8 |
| 8th out of 8 |
| 4th out of 8 |
| 3rd out of 8 |
| 3rd out of 10 |
| 6th out of 10 |
Final Position
| League stage |
| Runners-up |
| Playoffs |
| Runners-up |
| League stage |
| League stage |
| League stage |
| Playoffs |
| Runners-up |
| League stage |
| League stage |
| League stage |
| Playoffs |
| League stage |
| League stage |
| League stage |
Rivalry with CSK
The water conflict between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the Kaveri River is the source of the rivalry with the Chennai Super Kings. Other names for the rivalry are “South Indian derby” and “Kaveri derby.” The 2011 Indian Premier League final saw the Super Kings defeat the Royal Challengers in the lone IPL final between the two clubs.
Fans and Support
All across India, especially in Bangaluru, the Royal Challengers have a large and passionate fan base. The supporters have a reputation for being noisy and devoted. In addition, the stadium organizers give the supporters of the home team noisemakers, RCB flags, and cheer kits.Bold Army is a group of Royal Challengers Bangaluru supporters.
The Royal Challengers were the first team to offer free WiFi to supporters at their home stadium during the 2014 Indian Premier League. On game days at the Chinnaswamy, 50 access points were installed utilizing fiber-optic cables to give supporters internet access.
Ee Sala Cup Namde
The meaning of the slogan in “This Time Cup is Ours.”
