IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore full squad and player stats
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 all set to begin from April 9 will see teams again fight for the coveted trophy. Among all these teams, there is one franchise that is desperately waiting for the trophy to come home - Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 all set to begin from April 9 will see teams again fight for the coveted trophy. Among all these teams, there is one franchise that is desperately waiting for the trophy to come home - Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
The Virat Kohli-led side will be one of the teams to have a new look in the 14th edition of the IPL season. With some big names having been released and even added, RCB will be looking to go all the way.
The red and gold franchise released Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch while Chris Morris, Moeen Ali and Dale Steyn's contracts with the franchise came to an end. Umesh Yadav is one of the released Indian players.
So let's have a look at the full RCB squad:
Adam Zampa
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar created a wave in the national Test side, making sure his place is fixed. When it comes to IPL, in the 2020 season, off the 15 matches, the all-rounder scored 111 runs his highest being 30. He slammed 2 sixes and 10 fours.
As far as bowling is concerned, the young lad has taken 8 wickets giving off 298 runs and his best bowling figures being 2/16.
RCB complete squad
Players retained: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Philippe, Shahbaz Ahmed and Pavan Deshpande.
Players released: Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Dale Steyn, Parthiv Patel and Umesh Yadav.
Mohammed Siraj
Shahbaz Ahmed
Navdeep Saini
Devdutt Padikkal
IPL 2020's new kid on the block - Devdutt Padikkal - had got all heads turning. The 18-year old who bats in the top order for RCB scored 473 runs in all the 15 matches that he played.
His highest score was 74 and has made sure to cross the 50-run mark on five occasions. Padikkal has slammed 8 sixes and 51 fours.
Glenn Maxwell
Going to start the new season with a new team, Glenn Maxwell has been part of the IPL for a long long time. In 2020, Maxwell played for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP - now Punjab Kings).
In the 13 matches that he played in 2020, the all-rounder scored 108 runs with his highest being 32. He did not smash a single six and hit 9 fours.
As for his bowling, he took just three wickets giving off 169 runs and his best figures being 1/10.