The stage is set for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 which is scheduled to kick off from March 22 with a thrilling match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Faf du Plessis led-RCB’s second match will be played against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on March 25 in Bengaluru, followed by a clash with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on March 29 in Bengaluru. Their fourth match will be against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 2 in Bengaluru. RCB team will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 6 in Jaipur in their final match of the initial phase of IPL 2024.
Here is the complete squad list of the RCB, along with the players acquired during the auction. The franchise's squad comprises 25 players, including 8 overseas players.
RCB Team's Full Squad IPL 2024
| Wicketkeepers | Batters | All-rounders | Bowlers |
| Anuj Rawat | Faf du Plessis (SA) | Mahipal Lomror | Akash Deep |
| Dinesh Karthik | Virat Kohli | Glenn Maxwell (AUS) | Mohammed Siraj |
| Rajat Patidar | Manoj Bhandage | Karn Sharma | |
| Suyash Prabhudessai | Tom Curran (ENG) | Rajan Kumar | |
| Saurav Chauhan | Swapnil Singh | Reece Topley (ENG) | |
| Will Jacks (ENG) | Himanshu Sharma | ||
| Cameron Green (AUS) | Alzarri Joseph (WI) | ||
| Lockie Ferguson (NZ) | |||
| Yash Dayal | |||
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | |||
| Mayank Dagar |
RCB Team's Top Buys in the IPL 2024 auction
Alzarri Joseph - Rs. 11.50 crore
Yash Dayal - Rs. 5 crore
Tom Curran - Rs. 1.5 crore
Lockie Ferguson - Rs. 2 crore
Swapnil Singh - Rs. 20 lakh
Saurav Chauhan - Rs. 20 lakh
RCB Team's Purse and Available Slots
RCB purse remaining: Rs. 2.85 crore
RCB total player slots available: 0
RCB total overseas player slots available: 0
Talking about the RCB’s track record, the Bengaluru-based franchise stands as one of the teams that have never clinched an IPL trophy. However, they were the runners-up in 2019, 2011, and 2016.
Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli served as the captain of the RCB team for a long tenure. Du Plessis succeeded him in 2022.
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