Despite having many star players and action players in the batting, Royal Challengers Bangalore have been unable to win the trophy for 15 years. Last year, they registered 8 wins and 6 losses in the league round and qualified for the play off round for the 3rd time. Despite defeating the debutant Lucknow Supergiants in the eliminator match with Rajat Pattidar’s impressive century, Bengaluru team lost to Rajasthan Royals in the 2nd qualifying round and lost the chance to advance to the finals and exited in 4th place. Du Plessis led RCB for the second time in a bid to lift the trophy for the first time.
What’s new this year?: Royal Challengers Bangalore have bought England’s left-arm fast bowler Reece Dapley for Rs 1.90 crore to strengthen their bowling. 150 km Fast bowler Avinash Singh from Jammu and Kashmir is also highly expected.
