Royal Challengers Bengaluru (formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore) are one of the sides to watch out for in the 2018 IPL season.
The franchise reached an all-time low after finishing last on the points table in 2017 and lost a whopping 10 games throughout the tournament. RCB Captain, the great Virat Kohli, missed the early part of the season with injury and constant changes to the final playing XI saw the franchise unable to find consistency.
After making some serious aquisitions in the latest IPL Player Auction, RCB will field some of cricket‘s biggest names and provide a number of interesting betting opportunities.
About Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| Established | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Home ground | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Coach | Daniel Vettori |
| Captain | Virat Kohli |
| IPL titles | – |
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time (local) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunday, April 8th | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 8pm IST |
| Kings XI Punjab | Friday, April 13th | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 8pm IST |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sunday, April 15th | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 4pm IST |
| Mumbai Indians | Tuesday, April 17th | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8pm IST |
| Delhi Daredevils | Saturday, April 21st | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 8pm IST |
| Chennai Super Kings | Wednesday, April 25th | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 8pm IST |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunday, April 29th | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 8pm IST |
| Mumbai Indians | Tuesday, May 1st | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 8pm IST |
| Chennai Super Kings | Saturday, May 5th | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 4pm IST |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Monday, May 7th | Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 8pm IST |
| Delhi Daredevils | Saturday, May 12th | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | 8pm IST |
| Kings XI Punjab | Monday, May 14th | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | 8pm IST |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Thursday, May 17th | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 8pm IST |
| Rajasthan Royals | Saturday, May 19th | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 4pm IST |
Will Royal Challengers Bengaluru compete in 2018?
Virat Kohli will be keen to produce better results in the 11th edition of Indian Premier League.
The Indian Captain has been in sublime form and shattered all sorts of records across all three formats. Kohli has achieved a lot in his cricketing career, but he will be determined to make sure Royal Challengers Bengaluru can break their trophy jinx this season.
During 2018 IPL auction, RCB took a different approach and released big players like Shane Watson, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul and Chris Gayle for the coming season. The acquisition of players like Quinton de Kock, Chris Woakes, Tim Southee, and Moeen Ali will certainly increase side’s bench strength for the upcoming edition.
Head Coach Daniel Vettori and team management have gone for better options with the bat and ball rather going for one or two big players in the 2018 IPL auction. The key to winning the league will depend on how Indian players like Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar perform this season.
RCB will play all their home games at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The surface is known to be a batting paradise but it turned out to be sluggish and show in nature in the previous edition of the league.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Futures Betting
The Royal Challengers will be keen to turn things around this season after a disappointing 2017.
At William Hill, Royal Challengers Bengaluru is positioned at +450 to win the title.
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- Most wickets betting:
The inclusion of new players like Chris Woakes, Nathan-Coulter Nile and Washington Sundar have certainly added more strength to the bowling department. Moeen Ali and Yuzvendra Chahal are premier spinners for the franchise, while Mohammad Siraj, Tim Southee, and Umesh Yadav are other pace options for the side.Based on recent form and performances, Chris Woakes should be the standout bowler for Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the coming season. The English bowler did exceedingly well in his first stint in the Indian Premier League 2017 and finished with 17 wickets in 13 games for Kolkata Knight Riders. Woakes could easily be RCB’s best player in the competition as he has been doing exceedingly over the past couple of years.
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There is no doubt that Virat Kohli is the premier batsman in the squad after being by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for a whopping price of Rs 17 crore for the coming season. AB De Villiers, Brendon McCullum, Sarfaraz Khan, Quinton de Kock are explosive players included in the setup for the 2018 IPL season. For us, Virat Kohli would be our pick among the batsman as he has been in a scintillating form with the bat in last six months.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru best XI
Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock (wk), Virat Kohli, AB De Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Chris Woakes.
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