Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017

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Royal Challengers Bangalore
2017 season
CoachDaniel Vettori
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPL8th
Most runsVirat Kohli (308)[1]
Most wicketsPawan 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 Gary Kirsten. This was one of the most difficult seasons for RCB, as when it started their key players were injured and missed initial matches. Shane Watson had taken responsibility of captaining RCB .

Season standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.784
2 Rising Pune Supergiant (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.176
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 14 8 5 1 17 0.599
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 0.641
5 Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.009
6 Delhi Daredevils 14 6 8 0 12 −0.512
7 Gujarat Lions 14 4 10 0 8 −0.412
8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 3 10 1 7 −1.299
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
  • The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

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)
India Pawan Negi Royal Challengers Bangalore 30 100
England Tymal Mills Royal Challengers Bangalore 50 1200
India Aniket Choudhary Royal Challengers Bangalore 10 200
India Praveen Dubey Royal Challengers Bangalore 10 10
Australia Billy Stanlake Royal Challengers Bangalore 30 30

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 Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batsmen
11 KL Rahul India (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2016 ₹10 million (US$130,000) Occasional wicket-keeper
18 Virat Kohli India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 (since 2008) ₹125 million (US$1.7 million) Captain
23 Mandeep Singh India (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2015 ₹8 million (US$110,000)
34 Travis Head Australia (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2016 ₹5 million (US$66,000) Overseas
36 Sachin Baby India (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2016 ₹1 million (US$13,000)
81 Kedar Jadhav India (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2016 ₹21.7 million (US$290,000) Occasional wicket-keeper
97 Sarfaraz Khan India (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹5 million (US$66,000)
333 Chris Gayle Jamaica (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 42) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2014 (since 2011) ₹84 million (US$1.1 million) Overseas
Harpreet Singh Bhatia India (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2017 Replacement signing
All-rounders
15 Pawan Negi India (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017 ₹10 million (US$130,000)
33 Shane Watson Australia (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2016 ₹95 million (US$1.3 million) Overseas
84 Stuart Binny India (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 ₹20 million (US$270,000)
Wicket-keepers
4 Vishnu Vinod India (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 (age 28) Right-handed 2017 Replacement signing
17 AB de Villiers South Africa (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 (since 2011) ₹95 million (US$1.3 million) Overseas/Vice-captain
Bowlers
3 Yuzvendra Chahal India (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2014 ₹1 million (US$13,000)
6 Sreenath Aravind India (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984 (age 37) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2014 (since 2011) ₹1 million (US$13,000)
9 Aniket Choudhary India (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 32) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2017 ₹20 million (US$270,000)
13 Harshal Patel India (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 (since 2013) ₹4 million (US$53,000)
19 Avesh Khan India (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2016 ₹1 million (US$13,000)
20 Adam Milne New Zealand (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2015 ₹7 million (US$93,000) Overseas
21 Iqbal Abdulla India (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 32) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 ₹1 million (US$13,000)
37 Billy Stanlake Australia (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm fast 2017 ₹3 million (US$40,000) Overseas
56 Tymal Mills England (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2017 ₹120 million (US$1.6 million) Overseas
77 Samuel Badree Trinidad and Tobago (1981-03-09) 9 March 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2016 ₹5 million (US$66,000) Overseas
90 Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 2016 ₹1 million (US$13,000) Overseas
Praveen Dubey India (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2017 ₹1 million (US$13,000)

Administration and support staff[]

The team is owned by Diageo through United Spirits Limited. , 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 (strength and condition coach).

  • Owner - (United Spirits Limited - Diageo)
  • Team director -
  • Head of cricket operations - Brijesh Patel
  • Cricket operations and team manager - Avinash Vaidya
  • VP of commercial operations and cricket academy - Russell Adams
  • Head coach - Daniel Vettori
  • Assistant coach - Bharat Arun
  • Batting and fielding coach - Trent Woodhill
  • Bowling coach - Allan Donald
  • Strength and conditioning coach -
  • Physiotherapist - Evan Speechly
  • Massage therapist - Arun Kanade
  • Masseur - Ramesh Mane

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]

Season[]

5 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) 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
(H) 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)
10 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) 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
(H) 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
(H) 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)
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 27 runs.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and C Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Ben Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiant)
18 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Gujarat Lions (H)
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
(H) 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.
25 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
27 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
134 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Lions
135/3 (13.5 overs)
Pawan Negi 32 (19)
Andrew Tye 3/12 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 72 (34)
Samuel Badree 2/29 (3 overs)
Gujarat Lions won by 7 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Gujarat Lions)
  • Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ankit Soni (Gujarat Lions) made his T20 debut.
29 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rising Pune Supergiant
157/3 (20 overs)
v
Steve Smith 45 (32)
Stuart Binny 1/17 (2 overs)
Virat Kohli 55 (48)
Imran Tahir 3/18 (4 overs)
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 61 runs
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (Rising Pune Supergiant)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
1 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
165/5 (19.5 overs)
AB de Villiers 43 (27)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3/34 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 56 (37)
Pawan Negi 2/17 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
  • Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
5 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kings XI Punjab
138/7 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
119 (19 overs)
Axar Patel 38* (17)
Aniket Choudhary 2/17 (4 overs)
Mandeep Singh 46 (40)
Axar Patel 3/11 (3 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 19 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sandeep Sharma (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
7 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
158/6 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/4 (15.1 overs)
Travis Head 75* (47)
Umesh Yadav 3/36 (4 overs)
Sunil Narine 54 (17)
Pawan Negi 2/21 (3.1 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) played in his 100th IPL match.[13]
  • Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) made the fastest ever fifty in the IPL (15 balls).[13]
  • Kolkata Knight Riders recorded the highest team total in the powerplay (105-0).[13]
14 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Delhi Daredevils (H)
151 (20 overs)
Virat Kohli 58 (45)
Pat Cummins 2/21 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 45 (34)
Pawan Negi 3/10 (2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Avesh Khan (Royal Challengers Bangalore) made his T20 debut.

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". 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Cricket Records | Indian Premier League | Records | Highest totals | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Cricket Records | Indian Premier League | Records | Lowest totals | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  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.
  13. ^ a b c "Narine demolishes RCB with fastest IPL fifty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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