RCB | IPL 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Preview:

RCB has always been one of the most impressive sides in the IPL. Despite being the catchy one, the Royal Challengers Bangalore is yet to lift their maiden trophy. This time RCB is coached by Daniel Vettori with bowling Coach Allan Donald. Virat Kohli, India’s future captain is leading the team in red.

Royal Challengers Bangalore used to have big names in their playing unit. In this season they end up buying five players. They got ceremony’s top buy of Dinesh Karthik for Rs. 10.50 crore. The team also included explosives allrounder Darren Sammy and David Wiese this season.

RCB’s batting unit is armed with some of the best strikers of the cricket ball. They have premier batsmen like Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in their top order. They also have Dinesh Karthik, S Badrinath, Nic Maddinson, Vijay Zol and Rilee Rossouw for further support.

RCB’s bowling attack is formidable. Mitchell Starc, Varun Aaron, Sean Abbott and Adam Milne are all wicket-takers. Each one of them is also capable of bowling above 140 kmph consistently. Yuzvendra Chahal and Iqbal Abdullah will boost their spin bowling. Ashok Dinda, Abu Nechim and Harshal Patel will provide the necessary support in the pace bowling department.

Royal Challengers Bangalore has an explosive batting line-up backed by a fearsome bowling attack. They will definitely give their rivals a tough competition this season.

Players Retained (2015):

Players Bought (2015):

Players Released (2015):

Albie Morkel, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravi Rampaul, Sachin Rana, Shadab Jakati, Tanmay Mishra and Yuvraj Singh.

RCB Squad:

Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villers, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Nic Maddinson, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Rilee Rossouw, Vijay Zol, Mandeep Singh, Yogesh Takawale, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Ashok Dinda, Sandeep Warrier, Manvinder Bisla(wk), Iqbal Abdullah, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Subramaniam Badrinath, Darren Sammy, Sean Abbott, Adam Milne, David Wiese, Jalaj Saxena, Sarfaraz Naushad Khan and Shishir Bhavane.

Probable Playing XI:

Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villers, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, David Wiese, Harshal Patel, Mitchell Starc, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal and Varun Aaron.