Indians premier league is one of the most famous cricket leagues in the cricket playing nations. Apart from being famous this is also the most successful and profitable cricket league in the world. The seventeenth season of Tata IPL is just around the corner. The first match is going to start from 22nd March 2024 and will be played between Chennai Super Kings and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. IPL is a fast paced T20 format cricket match where tag teams compete with each other in the span of two months to win the trophy of IPL. Cricket players from more than 13 cricket playing Nations compete in this tournament in 10 different teams. Earlier when it was started in 2008 there were only 8 teams in the IPL tournament however in 2022 with the addition of Two new teams the total count went up to 10. Everyone wants to know about the information of their favourite team, the owners, the players they are stats and how will the 2024. Season spans out for them. Today in this article we will discuss the owner of such a famous team and discuss the ownership of Royal Challengers Bangalore from the most famous favourite teams in the IPL.
RCB is an absolute fan favourite for the past few years even though it has won a single championship in the 17 seasons of IPL. Which is why IPL is the most adored and trolled franchise of all time. Virat Kohli is the face of this team and is a strong man leading the team all these years. The initial owner of IPL was Vijay Mallya. Today in this article will discuss the owner of RCB in IPL 2024.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Owner 2024
RCB is one of the initial and original franchises of the IPL who was present in the first season of the tournament. As the name suggests the team is based out of Bangalore, Karnataka. RCB holds the unique record of not being able to win a single championship even though playing in all the seasons of IPL till yet. RCB did reach the finals in 2009, 2011, and the 2016 IPL. The team also qualified for the playoffs in the 2020, 2021, and 2020 IPL seasons. But the trophy remained a dream for the fans and teams alike. In 2008 Royal Challengers Bangalore was bought by Vijay Mallya, the previous chairman of the Kingfisher airlines and United spirits. During the auction of the team the bid for the RCB was the second highest amounting to a whopping $111.6 Million. However the journey of Vijay Mallya and RCB was only till 2016 when he defaulted on a major loan that he had taken and had to leave the country to avoid prison. Currently Vijaya Mallya is termed as bhagoda and is a wanted criminal. Now , the Kingfisher Airlines does not exist and the sole owner of the RCB is United Spirits. There is no individual owner as of now. Currently Royal Challengers Bangalore is the sixth most valuable franchise of the IPL and has the valuation of INR 1.25 Million.
Who is United Spirits, the owner of Royal Challengers Bangalore?
The current owner of the Royal Challengers Bangalore is the alcohol company named United Spirits Limited. It is an Indian alcoholic beverages company whose earlier name was United breweries. Currently, USL is a giant in the alcohol market and is the world’s second largest producer of Spirits. USL is not entirely independent but is a subdivision of an English MNC , an alcoholic giant Diageo. Diageo is one of the world’s leading liquor companies. The current CEO and managing director of United Spirits is Hina Nagarajan. As we can see there is no single period who is the owner of RCB. The United Spirits has made a board that looks after the management and decision making of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024
For the past few seasons of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore is playing well and the plans are hoping that the first cup of the team is very close. The team is famous for their Hard Work and exciting matches that they put in front of the world. The coach of RCB in 2023 is Sanjay Bangar, while Faf du Plessis is the captain. Mike Hesson is the Director of Cricket Operations. The home ground of the Royal Challengers Bangalore is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka. The team is expected to perform well and fans believe that this season is their season to win the trophy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2024 Squad
The team remains largely the same with few new additions. The squad for RCB looks stronger and more confident than ever. Below is the complete squad for IPL 2024.
Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL Stats 2008-2023
Below we have mentioned the complete stats of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier league since the start of the tournament. Even though the team is yet to win its first cup they had an impressive journey throughout the tournament.
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| Captain | Position | Win-Loss Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rahul Dravid | 7th | 4-10 |
| 2009 | Kevin Pietersen | Runner-up | 9-7 |
| 2010 | Anil Kumble | 3rd | 7-7 |
| 2011 | Daniel Vettori | Runner-up | 9-7 |
| 2012 | Daniel Vettori | 5th | 8-7 |
| 2013 | Virat Kohli | 5th | 9-7 |
| 2014 | Virat Kohli | 7th | 5-9 |
| 2015 | Virat Kohli | Playoffs | 7-5 |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | Runner-up | 9-6 |
| 2017 | Virat Kohli | 8th | 3-10-1 |
| 2018 | Virat Kohli | 6th | 6-8 |
| 2019 | Virat Kohli | 8th | 5-8-1 |
| 2020 | Virat Kohli | Playoffs | 7-7 |
| 2021 | Virat Kohli | Playoffs | 9-5 |
| 2022 | Faf du Plessis | Playoffs | 7-7 |
| 2023 | Faf du Plessis | 7th | 6-8 |
So this was all about the owner of Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024. RCB is an absolute fan favourite team and they have one of the most loyal fan bases among all the franchises. Seeing the performances for past few seasons , we can assume that 2024 might be the year of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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