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. This was one of the most difficult seasons for RCB, as when it started their key players were injured and missed initial matches. Shane Watson had taken responsibility of captaining RCB .

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2017 season
CoachDaniel Vettori
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPL8th
Most runsVirat Kohli (308)[1]
Most wicketsPawan Negi (16)[2]

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.784
2 Rising Pune Supergiant (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.176
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 14 8 5 1 17 0.599
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 0.641
5 Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.009
6 Delhi Daredevils 14 6 8 0 12 −0.512
7 Gujarat Lions 14 4 10 0 8 −0.412
8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 3 10 1 7 −1.299
  • The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

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 NegiRoyal Challengers Bangalore30100
Tymal MillsRoyal Challengers Bangalore501200
Aniket ChoudharyRoyal Challengers Bangalore10200
Praveen DubeyRoyal Challengers Bangalore1010
Billy StanlakeRoyal Challengers Bangalore3030

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
11KL Rahul (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break201610 million (US$140,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
18Virat Kohli (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2014 (since 2008)125 million (US$1.8 million)Captain
23Mandeep Singh (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium20158 million (US$110,000)
34Travis Head (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off break20165 million (US$70,000)Overseas
36Sachin Baby (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break20161 million (US$14,000)
81Kedar Jadhav (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break201621.7 million (US$300,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
97Sarfaraz Khan (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break20155 million (US$70,000)
333Chris Gayle (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979Left-handedRight-arm off break2014 (since 2011)84 million (US$1.2 million)Overseas
Harpreet Singh Bhatia (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991Left-handedRight-arm medium2017Replacement signing
All-rounders
15Pawan Negi (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox201710 million (US$140,000)
33Shane Watson (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium201695 million (US$1.3 million)Overseas
84Stuart Binny (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium201620 million (US$280,000)
Wicket-keepers
4Vishnu Vinod (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993Right-handed2017Replacement signing
17AB de Villiers (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium2014 (since 2011)95 million (US$1.3 million)Overseas/Vice-captain
Bowlers
3Yuzvendra Chahal (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly20141 million (US$14,000)
6Sreenath Aravind (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2014 (since 2011)1 million (US$14,000)
9Aniket Choudhary (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast201720 million (US$280,000)
13Harshal Patel (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2014 (since 2013)4 million (US$56,000)
19Avesh Khan (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20161 million (US$14,000)
20Adam Milne (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast20157 million (US$98,000)Overseas
21Iqbal Abdulla (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox20161 million (US$14,000)
37Billy Stanlake (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992Left-handedRight-arm fast20173 million (US$42,000)Overseas
56Tymal Mills (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992Right-handedLeft-arm fast2017120 million (US$1.7 million)Overseas
77Samuel Badree (1981-03-09) 9 March 1981Right-handedRight-arm leg break20165 million (US$70,000)Overseas
90Tabraiz Shamsi (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin20161 million (US$14,000)Overseas
Praveen Dubey (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly20171 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]

    Season

    5 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
    207/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Yuvraj Singh 62 (27)
    Stuart Binny 1/10 (1 over)
    Chris Gayle 32 (21)
    Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/27 (4 overs)
    Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 35 runs
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Nigel Llong (England)
    Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

    8 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    157/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Daredevils
    142/9 (20 overs)
    Kedar Jadhav 69(37)
    Chris Morris 3/21 (4 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 57(36)
    Pawan Negi 2/3 (1 over)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 15 runs
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Virender Kumar Sharma (India)
    Player of the match: Kedar Jadhav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

    10 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kings XI Punjab
    150/2 (14.3 overs)
    v
    Hashim Amla 58*(38)
    Tymal Mills 1/22 (2 overs)
    AB de Villiers 89*(46)
    Varun Aaron 2/21 (4 overs)
    Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets
    Holkar Stadium, Indore
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and C Shamshuddin (India)
    Player of the match: Axar Patel(Kings XI Punjab)

    14 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    142/5 (20 overs)
    v
    Mumbai Indians
    145/6 (18.5 overs)
    Virat Kohli 62(47)
    Mitchell McClenaghan 2/20 (4 overs)
    Kieron Pollard 70(47)
    Samuel Badree 4/9 (4 overs)
    Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets.
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India)
    Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)

    16 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    134/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Rising Pune Supergiant
    161/8 (20 overs)
    AB De Villiers 29(30)
    Ben Stokes 3/18 (4 overs)
    Rahul Tripathi 31(23)
    Adam Milne 2/27 (4 overs)

    18 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Gujarat Lions (H)
    192/7 (20 overs)
    Chris Gayle 77 (38)
    Basil Thampi 1/31 (4 overs)
    Brendon McCullum 72 (44)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 3/31 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 21 runs
    Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
    Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Virender Sharma (India)
    Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • 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]

    23 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kolkata Knight Riders
    131 (19.3 overs)
    v
    Sunil Narine 34(17)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 3/16(4 overs)
    Kedar Jadhav 9(7)
    Chris Woakes 3/6(2 overs)
    Kolkata Knight Riders win by 82 runs
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, O Nandan, Nitin Menon, K Srinivasan
    Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore's total score is the lowest in the history of IPL.

    25 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Match abandoned without a ball bowled
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
    • No toss.
    • No play was possible due to rain.

    27 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    134 (20 overs)
    v
    Gujarat Lions
    135/3 (13.5 overs)
    Pawan Negi 32 (19)
    Andrew Tye 3/12 (4 overs)
    Aaron Finch 72 (34)
    Samuel Badree 2/29 (3 overs)
    Gujarat Lions won by 7 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
    Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Gujarat Lions)
    • Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
    • Ankit Soni (Gujarat Lions) made his T20 debut.

    29 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Rising Pune Supergiant
    157/3 (20 overs)
    v
    Steve Smith 45 (32)
    Stuart Binny 1/17 (2 overs)
    Virat Kohli 55 (48)
    Imran Tahir 3/18 (4 overs)
    Rising Pune Supergiant won by 61 runs
    Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
    Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (Rising Pune Supergiant)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

    1 May
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Mumbai Indians (H)
    165/5 (19.5 overs)
    AB de Villiers 43 (27)
    Mitchell McClenaghan 3/34 (4 overs)
    Rohit Sharma 56 (37)
    Pawan Negi 2/17 (4 overs)
    Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
    Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
    • Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

    5 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Kings XI Punjab
    138/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
    119 (19 overs)
    Axar Patel 38* (17)
    Aniket Choudhary 2/17 (4 overs)
    Mandeep Singh 46 (40)
    Axar Patel 3/11 (3 overs)
    Kings XI Punjab won by 19 runs
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
    Player of the match: Sandeep Sharma (Kings XI Punjab)
    • Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

    7 May
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    158/6 (20 overs)
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    159/4 (15.1 overs)
    Travis Head 75* (47)
    Umesh Yadav 3/36 (4 overs)
    Sunil Narine 54 (17)
    Pawan Negi 2/21 (3.1 overs)
    Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
    Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • 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]

    14 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Delhi Daredevils (H)
    151 (20 overs)
    Virat Kohli 58 (45)
    Pat Cummins 2/21 (4 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 45 (34)
    Pawan Negi 3/10 (2 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 runs
    Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
    Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
    Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Avesh Khan (Royal Challengers Bangalore) made his T20 debut.

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