Royal Challengers Bangalore, Most Luckless Team IPL History

This blog will discuss the disappointing journey of the Virat Kohli IPL team Bangalore in IPL cricket, its historical background, team recognition, home ground & Fan support, performances in the previous seasons, top performers, and rivalries in the league.

Royal Challengers Bangalore is remembered as the most unfortunate team in IPL Cricket as they haven't been able to win a single trophy since the inception of IPL. Virat Kohli, who is entitled as King Kohli or Face of Modern Cricket has been a part of this team from day 1, alongside him many legendary players have played for this team but couldn't win a trophy for the most passionate fan base team in IPL.

A Quick History of Royal Challengers Bangalore

In September 2007, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) started the Indian Premier League (IPL), a special kind of cricket that began in 2008. They made teams for eight cities in India, and these teams were sold in an auction in Mumbai on February 20, 2008.

Vijay Mallya got the team for Bangalore by bidding a lot of money, $111.6 million, which was the second-highest after Mumbai Indians. In 2019, the brand value of Royal Challengers Bangalore was estimated to be ₹595 crore (US$75 million), according to a Duff & Phelps survey. The IPL Cricket was made to bring a new and exciting time to cricket, and the team deals showed that people believed a lot in the league's future.

Team Name, Logo, Crest, and colors

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), owned by Vijay Mallya, got its name from connecting with the liquor brand Royal Challenge. The Virat Kohli IPL team's logo changed over time, and it now has a noticeable lion emblem.

The jersey colors also changed, starting with red and yellow and later adding gold, sometimes with small differences. In special "Game for Green" matches, they switch red with green. Different companies, like Reebok, Adidas, Zeven, and Wrogn, made their kit, and since 2020, Puma has been doing it.

The IPL top team's anthem changed over the years, and in 2016, they introduced "Play Bold." Their fans always cheer for the team with slogans like “Es Saala Cup Namde” which means “This year the cup is going to be ours”

Home Ground and Fan Base of RCB

The RCB or Virat Kohli IPL team, has super passionate and loyal fans, especially in Bangalore.

These fans really cheer for the team during home games, making the atmosphere lively with chants like "R-C-B" and "A-B-D" for their star batsman AB de Villiers. Besides this, they don't forget to mention Kohli chants for the key role of Virat Kohli making this team it is today. So, you will definitely listen to “Kohli, Kohli” chants during the match.

The Chinnaswamy Stadium turns into a "sea of red" as fans coordinate Mexican waves. There's also a special fan group called Bold Army that you can call the official fan army of this IPL top team.

RCB was one of the first teams to provide free Wi-Fi at their home ground during the 2014 IPL, making the fan experience even better.

Captains & Legendary Players who played for RCB

Player	Matches	From	To	Won	Lost	Win%
Rahul Dravid	14	2008	2008	4	10	28.57
Kevin Pietersen	6	2009	2009	2	4	9.09
Anil Kumble	35	2009	2010	19	16	54.28
Daniel Vettori	28	2011	2012	15	13	53.57
Virat Kohli	143	2011	2023	66	70	46.15
Shane Watson	3	2017	2017	0	2	0
Faf du Plessis	27	2022	Present	14	13	51.85

Notable Players:

Indian Players:

Virat Kohli

Anil Kumble

Rahul Dravid

KL Rahul

Zaheer Khan

Yuzi Chahal

Parthiv Patel

Umesh Yadav

Dinesh Karthik

Pawan Negi

Overseas Players:

Kevin Pieterson

Jacques Kallis

Daniel Vettori

Shane Watson

AB De Villiers

Chris Gayle

Mitchell Starc

Faf Du Plessis

Misbah Ul Haq

Glenn Maxwell

Season-wise Performance of Royal Challengers Bangalore

Here is a quick overview of Virat Kohli IPL team, Bangalore in each season of IPL.

Indian Premier League

IPL Season	Final Standings	Win	Loss	Total	Summary
2008	7th	4	10	14	group stage
2009	1st	9	7	14	Runners-up
2010	3rd	8	8	16	Play-offs
2011	1st	10	5	16	Runners-up
2012	5th	8	7	17	Group Stage
2013	5th	9	6	19	Group Stage
2014	7th	5	9	15	Group Stage
2015	3rd	8	6	16	Play-offs
2016	1st	9	7	14	Runners-up
2017	8th	3	10	17	Group Stage
2018	6th	6	8	14	Group Stage
2019	8th	5	8	16	Group Stage
2020	4th	7	8	16	Play-offs
2021	3rd	9	6	14	Play-offs
2022	4th	9	7	14	Play-offs
2023	6th	7	7	14	Group Stage
Total	126	119	254

Champions League T20

CLT Season	Summary	League standing
2009	League stage	5th out of 12
2010	Semi-Finalists	4th out of 10
2011	Runners-up	2nd out of 13

Top Performers for Bangalore In IPL

Most Runs For RCB

Period	Player	Matches	Runs	Innings
2008–2023	Virat Kohli	252	7,687	243
2011–2021	AB de Villiers	156	4,491	144
2011–2017	Chris Gayle	85	3,163	84
2008–2010	Jacques Kallis	42	1,132	42
2021–2023	Glenn Maxwell	42	1,214	41

Most Wickets For RCB

Period	Player	Matches	Wickets	Average
2014–2021	Yuzvendra Chahal	113	139	22.03
2012–2023	Harshal Patel	80	99	23.17
2008–2013	Vinay Kumar	70	80	24.77
2018–2023	Mohammed Siraj	73	68	31.08
2008–2010	Anil Kumble	51	53	24.58

Rivalries with other Teams of IPL

RCB is one of the most competitive teams in IPL cricket and this team shares some serious rivalries with 3 other IPL teams that's why every cricket fan looks forward to this IPL top team being head to head against its rivals

South Indian Derby:

The Virat Kohli IPL team hailing from Bangalore has a serious rivalry with another south team, Chennai Super Kings. The rivalry is known as the South Indian Derby or Kaveri Derby as the states of these teams have been arguing over an issue of the Kaveri River. Both teams have been a part of thrilling matches over the years.

Rivalry with Kolkata Knight Riders:

Both teams had the honor to play the first-ever IPL match in history and Brendon McCullum from KKR smashed the century in the inaugural match and thrashed the RCB team.

Since then, the rivalry developed between them and players have been seen fighting with each other on multiple occasions who can forget the fight between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir while playing for their respective teams.

Rivalry with Sunrisers Hyderabad:

RCB has shared a bitter rivalry with another top IPL team Hyderabad. In the 2009 IPL cricket season, Deccan Chargers (Hyderabad Team) won its first trophy beating RCB in the final.

Moving fast forward to 2016, David Warner's Hyderabad Team beat RCB in the 2016 IPL final. Besides this, the teams seemed to have off-field controversies, adding spice to their rivalry.