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| Nickname(s) | RCB | ||
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| League | Indian Premier League | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Captain | Rajat Patidar (2025–present)[1] | ||
| Coach | Andy Flower (2024–present)[2] | ||
| Batting coach | Dinesh Karthik (2025–present) | ||
| Fielding coach | Richard Halsall | ||
| Owner | United Spirits[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
| City | Bengaluru, Karnataka | ||
| Colours | |||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Home ground | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 35,000 | ||
| History | |||
| Indian Premier League wins | 1 (2025) | ||
| Official website | Website | ||
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 2025 season | |||
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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru, formerly the Royal Challengers Bangalore, also known as RCB, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 by United Spirits, the team's home ground is M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. They won their first title in 2025.[4] The team finished as the runners-up on three occasions: in 2009, 2011, and 2016. They have also qualified for the playoffs in ten of the eighteen seasons.
As of 2025, the team is captained by Rajat Patidar and coached by Andy Flower. The franchise has competed in the Champions League, finishing as runners-up in the 2011 season. As of 2024, RCB was valued at $117 million, making it one of the most valuable franchises.[5] It is also the most popular and followed cricket franchise on Instagram with more than 21 million followers.[6]
- ^ "Rajat Patidar appointed new RCB captain for IPL 2025". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Andy Flower takes over as head coach at Royal Challengers Bangalore". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "IPL 2019: Meet the owners of the 8 teams taking the field in season 12". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "IPL brand value reaches whopping $12 billion! Here are the top 10 most valuable IPL brands 2024". The Times of India. 4 December 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Rathod, Karan Singh (31 March 2025). "Royal Challengers Bengaluru Overtake Chennai Super Kings, Become Most-Followed Team On Instagram". Times Now. Retrieved 2 April 2025.