Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the populous franchises of the Indian Premier League. Virat led RCB for many years. Unfortunately, RCB could not afford to win a single trophy in 15 years of this cricket league. RCB has a wide fan base all over the country. This franchise made many renowned players all over the world. This includes AB De Villiers, Chris Gayle, and Dale Steyne. The organizers and franchise have stayed in making the franchise big. They have many supporters for the team. The home ground of the RCB is Chinnaswamy Stadium, located in Bangalore. RCB played finals in the year 2016 for the first and only time.
1. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle is one of the Caribbean players who has participated in many leagues. He is a proper shortest-format player who plays aggressively. He hits six all over the park. He was good at the slip position. All leagues invite him to participate in their leagues. The crowds enjoy his presence on the ground and cheer for him in the match.
2. Virat Kohli
Virat is one of the Indian cricket players who is popular all over the world. He is the finest batsman and always plays orthodox cricketing shots. He has many records and many records of cricket which are yet to be broken by him. He has led the country as well as the franchise for many years. He has a daughter with her. His daughter’s name was Vamika, and he has recently collaborated with his wife and named an organization SEVA. He endorses many brands in India as well as outside. He is a dog lover and runs many NGOs which help new budding talent in sports. But unfortunately, he could not bring a trophy to either side.
3. AB de Villiers
AB De Villiers is one of the South African players who participated in the Indian Premier League. He is often regarded as a 360 player. He has played many switch hits and reverse sweeps all over the park. He loves to hit both pacers and spinners. He is a family man who often visits him for matches. He is very unfortunate in terms of winning trophies. Be it many ICC tournaments or IPL trophies. He is very emotional as a player. He has played with a strike rate of 387 against Pune Warriors India. He has scored 31 runs in 8 balls. This was scored in Bengaluru.
4. Glenn Maxwell
Glenn is one of the attacking batsmen hailing from Australia. He initially played all formats of the game but, later on, focused on the white-ball career. He is a hard-hitting batsman. He is a specialized player against spin. But his intention was the same with every team. He also possesses leadership qualities, as sometimes he captains a team for some overs in a match. He is an off-spinner and is improving himself in bowling.
5. Ross Taylor
This former caption of the New Zealand team has been a part of all three game formats, playing predominantly as a middle-order batsman. The year 2006 marked his international debut. He has also faced racism in his country owing to his Samoan Background. He also has an international century to his name on his birthday. He was in the news after mentioning that the owner of Rajasthan Royals slapped him after getting out for a duck in the 2011 season on IPL.
6. Faf du Plessis
Faf is one of the best players among the current lot of Proteas player. He is one of those Proteas players who participate in cricketing leagues worldwide. He was a long member of the Indian Premier League. He has been cooked under MS Dhoni’s leadership in CSK for a long time. Recently, he was released by CSK, and RCB bought him in the auction. In two years, he will be on this list which denotes his impact and capability as a player. He is the current leader and guides the RCB franchise.
7. Robin Uthappa
Robin Uthappa, the backbone of KKR, is a right-handed batsman but has occasionally been into wicket-keeping. His debut in the Indian National team was against England. He took Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL victory in 2014, though, in the inaugural season, he played for Mumbai Indians and later for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
8. Yuvraj Singh
Now retired, Yuvraj Singh is one of the most powerful names in Indian Cricket. Widely remembered for six sixes in an over in the 2007 T20 World Cup match against England, He made his international debut in 2000. He was diagnosed with cancer but successfully fought against it.
9. Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh is the first player to be discussed in this article. He was one of the first-choice wicket-keeper batsmen for team India. But since the debut of MS Dhoni, he could not cement his place in the playing eleven. Dinesh participated in the world cup in 2007. He even participated in the Champions Trophy. He has yet to participate in 50 over the world cup. With his brilliant performance for RCB, he was called for the T20 world cup 2022.
10. Jacques Kallis
The last player is an all-rounder from South Africa. He is one of the members of the prime all-rounder slots who represented and participated in the Indian Premier League. He played for RCB in the initial seasons of the edition. He later indulged in mentorship and coaching.
