RCB Team in IPL 2019: List of Royal Challengers Bangalore Players for Indian Premier League 12 After Auction
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad for Indian Premier League 2019.
One team in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) which has boasted of strong squad but failed to win the title is Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The Bengaluru-based franchise have Indian captain Virat Kohli and former South African star AB de Villiers in their ranks and is one of the powerful teams in the IPL. Despite being big on star quotient, RCB have struggled to lift the IPL title. IPL 2019 Players Auction Live Streaming Online: How to Watch Live Telecast of VIVO Indian Premier League 12 Auctions on Star Sports and Hotstar?
Last season, Royal Challengers did not make it to the playoffs and finished sixth on the points table. Ahead of the IPL 2019 auctions, RCB traded batsman Mandeep Singh for all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. Though it is not certain for how long Stoinis will be available for IPL 2019 as the Australian might be required for national duty. IPL Auction 2019: Online Live Streaming, Timing and All That You Need to Know Ahead of Indian Premier League 12 Auctions.
Having retired from international cricket, de Villiers will be available for whole season for RCB. The right-handed batsman has been one of the main performers for the Royal Challengers and has won them many matches. There were some reports of ABD replacing Kohli as the captain of the side. However, nothing has been confirmed yet and the Indian is all set to lead the side in another edition of IPL. IPL 2019 Auctions Live News Updates.
RCB Team for IPL 2019:
Retained players: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme,
Released players: Quinton de Kock, Mandeep Singh, Chris Woakes, Sarfraz Khan, Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson.
It will be interesting to see how RCB performs in the IPL 2019. They have retained core of the players for the upcoming IPL season and that should help the players gel together. RCB have finished as runners-up in 2009, 2011 and 2016 editions.
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