Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017

Royal Challengers Bangalore
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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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 Daniel Vettori.

Season standings

Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Mumbai Indians (C) 141040020+0.784
Rising Pune Supergiant (RU) 14950018+0.176
Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 14850117+0.599
Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14860016+0.641
Kings XI Punjab 14770014–0.009
Delhi Daredevils 14680012−0.512
Gujarat Lions 14410008−0.412
Royal Challengers Bangalore 14310017−1.299

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)
IndiaPawan NegiRoyal Challengers Bangalore30100
EnglandTymal MillsRoyal Challengers Bangalore501200
IndiaAniket ChoudharyRoyal Challengers Bangalore10200
IndiaPraveen DubeyRoyal Challengers Bangalore1010
AustraliaBilly 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. Date of Birth Batting style Bowling style Year contract signed Salary
Notes
Batsmen
11KL RahulIndia18 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break2016₹10 million (US$140,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
18Virat KohliIndia5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2014 (since 2008)₹125 million (US$1.7 million)Captain
23Mandeep SinghIndia18 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium2015₹8 million (US$110,000)
34Travis HeadAustralia29 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off break2016₹5 million (US$70,000)Overseas
36Sachin BabyIndia18 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2016₹1 million (US$14,000)
81Kedar JadhavIndia26 March 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break2016₹21.7 million (US$300,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
97Sarfaraz KhanIndia27 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break2015₹5 million (US$70,000)
333Chris GayleJamaica21 September 1979Left-handedRight-arm off break2014 (since 2011)₹84 million (US$1.2 million)Overseas
Harpreet Singh BhatiaIndia11 August 1991Left-handedRight-arm medium2017Replacement signing
All-rounders
15Pawan NegiIndia6 January 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2017₹10 million (US$140,000)
33Shane WatsonAustralia17 June 1981Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2016₹95 million (US$1.3 million)Overseas
84Stuart BinnyIndia3 June 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium2016₹20 million (US$280,000)
Wicket-keepers
4Vishnu VinodIndia2 December 1993Right-handed2017Replacement signing
17AB de VilliersSouth Africa17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium2014 (since 2011)₹95 million (US$1.3 million)Overseas/Vice-captain
Bowlers
3Yuzvendra ChahalIndia23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2014₹1 million (US$14,000)
6Sreenath AravindIndia8 April 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2014 (since 2011)₹1 million (US$14,000)
9Aniket ChoudharyIndia28 January 1990Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2017₹20 million (US$280,000)
13Harshal PatelIndia23 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2014 (since 2013)₹4 million (US$56,000)
19Avesh KhanIndia13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2016₹1 million (US$14,000)
20Adam MilneNew Zealand13 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast2015₹7 million (US$97,000)Overseas
21Iqbal AbdullaIndia2 December 1989Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2016₹1 million (US$14,000)
37Billy StanlakeAustralia13 April 1992Left-handedRight-arm fast2017₹3 million (US$42,000)Overseas
56Tymal MillsEngland12 August 1992Right-handedLeft-arm fast2017₹120 million (US$1.7 million)Overseas
77Samuel BadreeTrinidad and Tobago9 March 1981Right-handedRight-arm leg break2016₹5 million (US$70,000)Overseas
90Tabraiz ShamsiSouth Africa18 February 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm chinaman2016₹1 million (US$14,000)Overseas
Praveen DubeyIndia1 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2017₹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).

    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

    5 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Home team 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
    Home team 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
    Home team 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
    Home team 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
    Home team 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 Home team
    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
    Home team 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.

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/164/Virat-Kohli/
    2. ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/164/Virat-Kohli/
    3. ↑ "2017 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    4. ↑ "IPL 2017 May Start From April 5, Auctions on February 4: Rajeev Shukla". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
    5. ↑ "Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
    6. ↑ "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
    7. ↑ "VIVO IPL Player Auction 2017". 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
    8. ↑ "IPL 2017 Auction: Full list of players sold". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
    9. ↑ "Cricket Records | Indian Premier League | Records | Highest totals | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
    10. ↑ "Cricket Records | Indian Premier League | Records | Lowest totals | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
    11. ↑ "Pollard fifty overcomes Badree hat-trick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
    12. ↑ "A giant in the T20 format". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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