2020 Royal Challengers Bangalore season
| 2020 season | |||
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| Coach | Simon Katich | ||
| Captain | Virat Kohli | ||
| Ground(s) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangaluru | ||
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The 2020 season will be the 13th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They will one of the eight teams compete in the tournament.[1] The team is currently being captain by Virat Kohli with Simon Katich as team coach.
On 14 February RCB revealed their new logo for the team which features a lion.[2]
Background
Player retention and transfers
The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 13 players and released eleven players.[3]
Retained players: Virat Kohli, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Parthiv Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini, AB de Villiers.
Released players: Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Akshdeep Nath, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Colin de Grandhomme, Prayas Ray Barman, Tim Southee, Shaheershah PH , Kulwant Khejroliya, Himmat Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Milind Kumar.
Auction
RCB went in the auction with a purse of 27.90 Cr INR. RCB, the group that had minimal number of players before the closeout purchased 8 additional players to take their count to 21 players; the least among every one of the groups. Their technique looked very perplexing despite the fact that they got some large names like Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, and Kane Richardson.
Players bought: Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pawan Deshpande, Joshua Philippe, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Kane Richardson.
Team Analysis
ESPNcricinfo' wrote "Like Delhi Capitals, the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore could not find their favorite players on many occasions during the auction. This was the reason that he too had to move towards the second or third options. Captain Virat Kohli certainly has more bowling options this time, If the team lands with two foreign fast bowlers, then they will have to find an Indian option at the opening. If it is not, then the Indian player will be seen in fast bowling. Finding the right combination at the beginning of the tournament will be the key to RCB's win."[4]
Indian Premier League
Offseason
On 14 February 2020, IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore surprised their fans, when they launched the new logo and new jersey of the team in a single day. AB de Villiers, captain Virat Kohli and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal are seen in the new jersey. In a same day RCB first shared the news of changing the logo on its official Twitter account. The new logo has a gold colored lion and red color has been used around it, which is the traditional color of Royal Challengers.[5]
On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[6] On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[7] with the tournament postponed further.[8] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[9]
On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[10] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[11] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[12] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[13]
Squad
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Administration and support staff
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| Owner |  Anand Kripalu (United Spirits Limited)
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| CEO | Sanjeev Churiwala
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| Team manager | Soumyadeep Pyne
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| Brand ambassador | Shivaraj Kumar (2018) Ramya (2010) more
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| Director of cricket operations |  Mike Hesson
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| Captain | Virat Kohli
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| Head coach |  Simon Katich
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| Batting and spin bowling coach | Sridharan Sriram
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| Fast bowling coach | Adam Griffith
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| Head of scouting | Malolan Rangarajan
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| Physiotherapist |  Evan Speechly
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| Strength and conditioning coach | Basu Shanker
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| Analyst | Sports Mechanics
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| Sports massage therapist |  Navnita Gautam
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Teams and standings
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.107 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.109 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.608 | Advance to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.172 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.214 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.162 | |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.455 | |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.569 |
League stage
References
- ^ "From 8 teams, IPL eyes expansion, once again". Times of India. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "RCB Unveil New Logo, SRH Try To Steal Their Thunder With Cheeky Comment". sportstv. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "KKR release Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa; RCB let go of several overseas names". ESPNcricinfo. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "New Decade, New RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore unveil new logo ahead of IPL 2020". indiatoday.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus threat: IPL 2020 deferred until April 15". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi says India will extend coronavirus lockdown until 3 May". BBC News. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Indian Premier League 2020 set to be further delayed after lockdown extended". BBC Sport. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (15 April 2020). "With India in lockdown, IPL 2020 suspended indefinitely". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (17 May 2020). "India to allow sport behind closed doors; BCCI still cautious on IPL 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Indian government to decide the fate of IPL season, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju". The Times of India. Reuters. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "IPL 2020: BCCI looking at September-October window, says Brijesh Patel". ESPNcricinfo. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "IPL 2020 set to begin on September 19". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2020.