Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017
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 Gary Kirsten.
| 2017 season | |||
| 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
Team |
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +0.784 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant (RU) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.176 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.599 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.641 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | –0.009 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 |
| Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 |
- The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Auction
The players auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was originally scheduled to be held in Bangalore on 4 February 2017,[4] but was pushed forward by at least two weeks due to the BCCI–Lodha committee stand-off.[5] On 3 February, the BCCI announced that the auction will be held on 20 February in Bangalore and that a total of 799 players have signed up for it.[6] On 14 February, the IPL Desk released a list of 351 players.[7]
Out of the 351 players shortlisted, 66 players were sold at the IPL Auction 2017, of whom the following 5 made the cut into Royal Challengers Bangalore team:[8]
| Nat | Player | Team | Base price (in ₹ lakhs) |
Winning bid (in ₹ lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pawan Negi | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 30 | 100 |
 | Tymal Mills | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 50 | 1200 |
| Aniket Choudhary | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 | 200 |
| Praveen Dubey | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 | 10 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Billy Stanlake | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 30 | 30 |
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 11 | KL Rahul | | 18 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹10 million (US$140,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 18 | Virat Kohli | | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 (since 2008) | ₹125 million (US$1.8 million) | Captain |
| 23 | Mandeep Singh | | 18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2015 | ₹8 million (US$110,000) | |
| 34 | Travis Head | | 29 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹5 million (US$70,000) | Overseas |
| 36 | Sachin Baby | | 18 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 81 | Kedar Jadhav | | 26 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹21.7 million (US$300,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 97 | Sarfaraz Khan | | 27 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹5 million (US$70,000) | |
| 333 | Chris Gayle |  | 21 September 1979 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹84 million (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
| Harpreet Singh Bhatia | | 11 August 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 15 | Pawan Negi | | 6 January 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2017 | ₹10 million (US$140,000) | |
| 33 | Shane Watson | | 17 June 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹95 million (US$1.3 million) | Overseas |
| 84 | Stuart Binny | | 3 June 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹20 million (US$280,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 4 | Vishnu Vinod | | 2 December 1993 | Right-handed | 2017 | Replacement signing | ||
| 17 | AB de Villiers |  | 17 February 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹95 million (US$1.3 million) | Overseas/Vice-captain |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | | 23 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2014 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 6 | Sreenath Aravind | | 8 April 1984 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 9 | Aniket Choudhary | | 28 January 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹20 million (US$280,000) | |
| 13 | Harshal Patel | | 23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 (since 2013) | ₹4 million (US$56,000) | |
| 19 | Avesh Khan | | 13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 20 | Adam Milne |  | 13 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2015 | ₹7 million (US$98,000) | Overseas |
| 21 | Iqbal Abdulla | | 2 December 1989 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 37 | Billy Stanlake | | 13 April 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$42,000) | Overseas |
| 56 | Tymal Mills | | 12 August 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2017 | ₹120 million (US$1.7 million) | Overseas |
| 77 | Samuel Badree |  | 9 March 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2016 | ₹5 million (US$70,000) | Overseas |
| 90 | Tabraiz Shamsi | | 18 February 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | Overseas |
| Praveen Dubey | | 1 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | ||
Administration and support staff
The 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).
- Owner - (United Spirits Limited - Diageo)
- Team director - Amrit Thomas
- Head of cricket operations - Brijesh Patel
- Cricket operations and team manager - Avinash Vaidya
- VP of commercial operations and cricket academy - Russell Adams
- Head coach - Daniel Vettori
- Assistant coach - Bharat Arun
- Batting and fielding coach - Trent Woodhill
- Bowling coach - Allan Donald
- Strength and conditioning coach - Shankar Basu
- Physiotherapist - Evan Speechly
- Massage therapist - Arun Kanade
- Masseur - Ramesh Mane
Records this year (2017)
23 April was the highest total runs (263/5) in IPL by RCB (2013).[9] Also at the same date they scored the lowest runs (49/10) in IPL.[10]
IPL 2017 RCB Group Stages Schedule
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 172 (19.4 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 148/4 (20 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mumbai Indians 145/6 (18.5 overs) | |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field
- Samuel Badree (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick.[11]
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Rising Pune Supergiant 161/8 (20 overs) | |
AB De Villiers 29(30) Ben Stokes 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
Royal Challengers Bangalore 213/2 (20 overs) |
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- Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[12]
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 49 (9.4 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
- Royal Challengers Bangalore's total score is the lowest in the history of IPL.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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Gujarat Lions 135/3 (13.5 overs) | |
- Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Ankit Soni (Gujarat Lions) made his T20 debut.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 96/9 (20 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 162/8 (20 overs) |
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- Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 159/4 (15.1 overs) | |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) played in his 100th IPL match.[13]
- Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) made the fastest ever fifty in the IPL (15 balls).[13]
- Kolkata Knight Riders recorded the highest team total in the powerplay (105-0).[13]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 161/6 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils (H) 151 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Avesh Khan (Royal Challengers Bangalore) made his T20 debut.
References
- http://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/164/Virat-Kohli/
- http://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/164/Virat-Kohli/
- "2017 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- "IPL 2017 May Start From April 5, Auctions on February 4: Rajeev Shukla". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "VIVO IPL Player Auction 2017". 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "IPL 2017 Auction: Full list of players sold". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "Cricket Records | Indian Premier League | Records | Highest totals | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- "Cricket Records | Indian Premier League | Records | Lowest totals | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- "Pollard fifty overcomes Badree hat-trick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- "A giant in the T20 format". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "Narine demolishes RCB with fastest IPL fifty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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