Royal Challengers Bangalore Team IPL 2022

Royal Challengers Bangalore is based in Bangalore, Karnataka and they started off their IPL stint under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. RCB has played 3 finals so far but they missed to make the mark on all the occasions.

Last year, Virat Kohli announced his decision to step down from the captaincy after the 2021 edition. After retaining Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammad Siraj, RCB bought Faf du Plessis, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey among others, during the IPL mega auction.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have never won the IPL and finished fourth for the second successive season in 2021.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Information

For the first time since 2012, RCB will be captained by someone other than Virat Kohli. As yet, we do not know who will be the skipper in 2022 but the coach will be Sanjay Bangar.

In 2021, RCB finished level on points with eventual winners Chennai Super Kings and only lost five games during the group stage.

After retaining only two players ahead of the auction, it certainly feels like Punjab Kings are moving into a new era.

South African batter, AB de Villiers, retired from cricket after last season’s tournament. Alongside Kyle Jamieson, who cost R14 Crore in 2021, both will not be in the RCB squad.

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj were retained from last season with leading tournament wicket taker Harshal Patel re-signing for R10.75 Crore.

RCB are well stocked with all-rounders with Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga and England’s David Willey both excellent T20 players. Faf du Plessis, who finished as the second highest run scorer in 2021, will be a big boost to the batting line-up.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Retained Players 2022

Virat Kohli Rs 15 Crore, Glenn Maxwell Rs 11 Crore, Mohammed Siraj Rs 7 Crore

Royal Challengers Bangalore Players IPL 2022

Faf du Plessis Rs 7 Crore, Finn Allen Rs 80 Lakh, Harshal Patel Rs 10.75, Wanindu Hasaranga Rs 10.75 Crore, Shahbaz Ahmed Rs 2.4 Crore, David Willey Rs 2 Crore, Sherfane  Rutherford Rs 1 Crore, Mahipal Lomror Rs 95 Lakh, Suyash Prabhudessa Rs 30 Lakh, Aneeshwar Gautam Rs 20 Lakh, Karn Sharma Rs 50 Lakh, Josh Hazlewood Rs 7.75 Crore, Jason Behrendorff Rs 75 Lakh, Siddarth Kaul Rs 75 Lakh, Chama Milind Rs 25 Lakh, Akash Deep Rs 20 Lakh, Dinesh Karthik Rs 5.5 Crore, Anuj Rawat Rs 3.4 Crore, Luvnith Sisodia Rs 20 Lakh

We Predict RCB to Finish at Fifth Position

We expect to see RCB competing in the top half of the 2022 IPL. In Faf du Plessis and Harshal Patel, they have two of the most consistent players from 2021’s tournament.

Much will depend on the form of Virat Kohli. If he finds form early then RCB should be challenging for the play-offs.

Can RCB Win IPL 2022?

It will be a big surprise if RCB are not one of the stronger teams in this season’s competition. You can back them to land their first title at 8.50 with Betway and 8.00 with Bet365.

RCB Match Schedule IPL 2022