Royal Challengers Bangalore (often abbreviated as RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka, playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was established in 2008 via United Spirits and was named along with its brewery i.e., Royal Challengers. Since its inception, the team has played its home games in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Here are the top 10 best batsmen of Royal Challengers Bangalore-

10. Ross Taylor

New Zealand Right Hand Middle Order Batsman Ross Taylor is ranked tenth in the list of most runs made by a Royal Challengers Bangalore Batsman, in the IPL as he scored 517 runs in 22 playing matches (22 Innings) with an average Of 30.41 and a striking rate of 142.03.

9. Robin Uthappa

Top-order right-hand Indian batsman Robin Uthappa is ninth in the list of most run-scorer in Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL hitting 549 Runs In 31 plays (27 Innings) with an average of 23.86 and Striking rate of 141.49.

8. Tillakaratne Dilshan

The Sri Lankan Right Hand Opening Batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan is Eighth in the list of most runs scorers in Royal Challengers Bangalore. Scoring 587 runs in 25 plays (24 Innings) With an average of 27.95 and a striking rate of 109.92.

7. Mandeep Singh

Right Hand Middle Order Indian Batsman, Mandeep Singh is seventh in the list of Most Runs scorers batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. Scoring 597 runs in 40 plays (32 Innings) with an average of 22.11 and a striking rate of 128.94.

6. Parthiv Patel

Indian Left Hand Wicket Keeper Batsman Parthiv Patel takes the sixth Place In the list of most runs scored by a player in Royal Challengers Bangalore in The IPL. Hitting 731 Runs in 32 Games (32 Innings) with a rate of 25.20 and strike Rate 130.07.

5. Rahul Dravid

Before the auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought the Karnataka striker as a template player for the first IPL championship. He regained his faith by scoring 375 runs with a 124.49 strike rate in 14 games. During his three years in the RCB camp, he scored 898 runs with a strike rate of 122.84, assisted by five-half centuries in 37 innings.

4. Jacques Kallis

He scored 1132 runs with an average of 31.44 in 42 games. Fans will surely never forget his 55 balls haul against Kings XI Punjab that helped the RCB set a chase record. He has played a crucial role in the RCB's rise as a major alliance. Jacques Kallis is still one of the most famous players to ever play for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

3. Chris Gayle

He made an immediate impact against the Kolkata Knight Riders - the 102nd blitzkrieg at Eden Gardens - and knocked for the first time on the images of the Bengaluru franchise. In 2013, Southpaw made a sensible statement when he hit a 175 record set by fours of 13 and 17 six against Pune Warriors India at M-Chinnaswamy Stadium.

2. AB De Villiers

With hands of lightning, a clever cricket mind, and fantastic eye connections - AB has unveiled many RCB striking games, beating the best ball attacks in the competition. In terms of numbers, the 37-year-old has collected 4178 runs with an average of 42.20 and an impressive strike of 159.46.

1. Virat Kohli

The current RCB skipper is on the top of the strike chart. Virat Kohli was the wheelbarrow that RCB rode in years ago. In 192 RCB games, he has scored 5878 runs, including five hundred's and 39 half-centuries. The roads will never forget the IPL 2016 campaign in which the captain took complete control of the batting chart, covering 973 runs with an average of 81.08 and assisted for four centuries in 16 games.