05/04/2015
Royal Challengers Bangalore is considered by many
as the devil-may-care team of the Indian Premier
League. Over the years, they have fielded star-
studded sides, and the kind of support that they get
wherever they go is unparalleled. However, this is
also the team that has disappointed the most. With
the kind of firepower in their batting department,
along with a bunch of quality bowlers, RCB should
have at least been a constant presence in the play-
offs.
However, the fact that they have made it past the
group stage only three times since the inception of
the Indian Premier League is proof that having big
names is not the sole recipe for success.
Inconsistency and complacency have been RCB's
bane in the last three years as they finished fifth,
fifth and seventh, and whether they have
addressed those issues remains to be seen.
Captain:
Virat Kohli has been with RCB since the first season
and took over the full-time leadership role in 2013.
Indian team's poster boy and a superstar in his
own right, Kohli will be keen to lead from the front
and improve his captaincy record during the eighth
edition of the IPL.
Coaches:
Former RCB captain Daniel Vettori took over as
chief coach of the side in 2014 and he will continue
to serve the team in the same capacity this year. He
has the support of bowling coach Allan Donald,
batting and fielding coach Trent Woodhill, as well
as the latest recruit to the coaching staff - Bharat
Arun - who has joined the team as assistant coach
for the current season.
Previous IPL standings:
2014: seventh, 2013: fifth, 2012: fifth, 2011:
runners-up, 2010: third, 2009: runners-up, 2008:
seventh
Squad: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villers, Chris Gayle,
Mitchell Starc, Nic Maddinson, Varun Aaron,
Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Rilee Rossouw, Vijay Zol,
Yogesh Takawale, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Harshal
Patel, Ashok Dinda, Sandeep Warrier, Manvinder
Bisla, Iqbal Abdullah, Dinesh Karthik, Subramaniam
Badrinath, Darren Sammy, Sean Abbott, Adam
Milne, David Wiese, Jalaj Saxena, Sarfaraz Naushad
Khan, Shishir Bhavane.