IPL Team: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Captain, Squad, History, Trophy and More
Royal Challengers Bengaluru is a team known for its big records and no trophies. Despite buying the big players and breaking many records, the team could not clinch a single trophy in the 17 years of IPL journey. This year too the team is looking balanced and fans are having the high hopes with their favourite team. But will they be able to deliver?
Check out all about your favourite IPL team from the squad to the captain and their winning chances in IPL 2025. But before that, let’s have a look at RCB’s Journey in IPL so far.
RCB’s Journey in IPL
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is one of those teams which have been a part of the league from its first season. The team was acquired by Vijay Mallya in 2008 at the cost of US$111.6 million. This was the second highest bid for an IPL team at that time.
Rahul Dravid led the team in the first season of the IPL. However, the team could not perform well despite having big players. They won only 4 games out of 14 and finished second last on the points table. Here is the complete journey and points table ranking of RCB in all the IPL seasons:
| Year | Position | Matches | W | L |
| 2008 | 7th | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3rd | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4th | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1st | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5th | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5th | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7th | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3rd | 16 | 8 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2nd | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8th | 14 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7th | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3rd | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6th | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8th | 14 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4th | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3rd | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4th | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6th | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4th | 15 | 7 | 8 |
RCB Squad for IPL 2025
RCB team has completely changed after the mega auction. They also announced their new captain Rajat Patidar for the IPL 2025. The team is looking balanced. In the batting department, the team has quality players like Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Devdutt Padikal, while the bowling department has players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hazlewood, Yash Dayal etc. Livingstone, Kurnal Pandya, Tim David kind of all-rounders provide the well-balanced approach to the team. However, since the complete team is new, it may take time for the team to figure out the perfect playing X1.
The Complete Squad of RCB for IPL 2025:
| S. No | Player Name | Price (INR) |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 21 Crore (Retained) |
| 2 | Rajat Patidar | 11 Crore (Retained, Captain) |
| 3 | Yash Dayal | 5 Crore (Retained) |
| 4 | Liam Livingstone | 8.75 Crore |
| 5 | Phil Salt | 11.50 Crore |
| 6 | Jitesh Sharma | 11 Crore |
| 7 | Josh Hazlewood | 12.50 Crore |
| 8 | Rasikh Dar | 6 Crore |
| 9 | Suyash Sharma | 2.60 Crore |
| 10 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10.75 Crore |
| 11 | Krunal Pandya | 5.75 Crore |
| 12 | Swapnil Singh | 50 Lakh |
| 13 | Tim David | 3 Crore |
| 14 | Jacob Bethell | 2.60 Crore |
| 15 | Romario Shepherd | 1.50 Crore |
| 16 | Nuwan Thushara | 1.60 Crore |
| 17 | Devdutt Padikkal | 2 Crore |
| 18 | Swastik Chikara | 30 Lakh |
| 19 | Manoj Bhandage | 30 Lakh |
| 20 | Lungi Ngidi | 1 Crore |
| 21 | Abhinandan Singh | 30 Lakh |
| 22 | Mohit Rathee | 30 Lakh |
RCB IPL Trophy
RCB always picked the star performers in their team. However, despite the big player and the records they set, they could not win any IPL trophy. The team has played 3 finals (2009, 2011 and 2016) but lost every time.
RCB’s Chances to Win IPL 2025
RCB’s squad is looking balanced. They have both experienced and new players in their team. The only concern is to set the perfect combination of the team as soon as possible. Also, the team’s bowling, which was always been a problem of the team, is looking weak this year too, where Hazelwood can also take his name back. On the scale of 1-10, the squad of the team can be rated as 7. The percentage chances of the team are also 70% of winning their first ever title.
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