The 17th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to start today on March 22, 2023. Royal Challengers Bengaluru is home to some of the best players, like Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, and others. RCB also changed their name from Royal Challenger Bangalore to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Although Royal Challengers Bangaluru has not won an IPL trophy since its inception in 2008, the team has reached the finals in 2009, 2011, and 2016. RCB is owned by United Spirits Limited (USL), an Indian alcoholic beverage company.
RCB 2024 Retained Players List
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Faf Du Plessis, Mohd Siraj, Dinesh Karthik, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharm, Mayank Dagar (Traded), Manoj Bhandage, Anuj Rawat, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley, Akash Deep, Vyshak Vijay Kumar
RCB 2024 Released Players List
Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Kedar Jadhav, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Finn Allen, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddarth Kaul
The viewers can watch the entire tournament of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Star Sports Network and streaming on Jio Cinema App for free.
RCB Schedule for IPL 2024
Date | Time | Match | Venue |
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22 March | 8:00 PM | RCB vs CSK | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
25 March | 7:30 PM | RCB vs PBKS | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
29 March | 7:30 PM | RCB vs KKR | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
2 April | 7:30 PM | RCB vs LSG | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
6 April | 7:30 PM | RCB vs RR | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RCB Captain & WK for IPL 2024
Faf du Plessis is the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Faf du Plessis is a former South African captain who was purchased by RCB for 7 crores in 2023. Until 2022, Virat Kohli was the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
This year, RCB retained Virat Kohli for Rs. 16 crore. Dinesh Karthik is one of the most experienced wicketkeepers, and this year the RCB chose him for this important role. This is Karthik’s third time in RCB; earlier, he was part of RCB in 2015 and 2022.
RCB Coaching Staff
Sanjay Bangar (Head Coach): The former international cricketer and Indian cricket commentator, Sanjay Bhangar, is the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2023. Sanjay Bhangar was the all-rounder player; he was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler.
Bhangar was appointed as a batting consultant for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in the year 2021.Ever since 2021, Bhangar has been a part of the coaching staff for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Adam Griffith (Bowling Coach): The former Australian bowler is the bowling coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for IPL 2023.
Griffith has worked as a bowling coach for the Western Warriors, the Perth Scorchers, and Tasmania. Adam is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler. Griffith was also the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowling coach for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
Sridharan Sriram (Batting & Spin Bowling Coach): The former Indian cricketer, Sridharan Sriram, is the batting and spin bowling coach for RCB for IPL 2023.
Sriram bats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. Before joining RCB as a Batting and Spin Bowling Coach, Sridharan worked as the technical consultant (T20I) for the Bangladesh Men’s Cricket Team. In 2019, RCB appointed Sridharan as the batting and spin bowling coach.
Malolan Rangarajan (Fielding Coach and Head of Scouting): Malolan Rangarajan has been appointed as Fielding Coach and Head of Scouting for the RCB in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Rangarajan bats right-handed and bowls right-arm offbreaks.Malolan Rangarajan was a big name in the Indian domestic cricket scene. In the year 2019, RCB appointed Rangarajan as head of scouting, and ever since then, he has played an important role in RCB scouting.
RCB 2024 FAQs
Ans. Virat Kholi, Faf du Plessis, Finn Allen, Dinesh Karthik, and others are the part of RCB 2024 squad.
Ans. The former South African captain Faf du Plessis will be leading the RCB Squad for IPL 2024.
Ans. Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gyale, Jacques Kallis, and Rahul Dravid are the are top 5 Scorers in the history of RCB.
Ans. United Spirits Limited (USL), an Indian alcoholic beverage company is the owner of RCB.
Ans. In the history of IPL, RCB has not won even a single trophy.