Royal Challengers Bangalore is owned by Vijay Mallya's UB Group. The players of this IPL franchise are led by Kevin Pietesen.

Bangalore Royal Challengers

Royal Challengers Bangalore, also known as RCB, is the team that represents the "IT City of India" - Bangalore, in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It is owned by none other than the liquor magnate and the owner of Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya, through his flagship firm UB Group. Rahul Dravid, former captain of Indian nation cricket team and also an "Icon Player", leads the players of RCB in 2008, but now skipper of the team is Kevin Pietersen. Ray Jennings, the former South African coach, is the head coach of the team, while Venkatesh Prasad is the bowling coach.

Vijay Mallya paid US$111.6 million for Royal Challengers Bangalore, next only to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, which bid $111.9 million for Mumbai Indians. The colors of the team are red and golden yellow, while its home ground is M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Bollywood beauties Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone, along with Sandalwood film stars Ramya and Upendra, are the brand ambassadors of the team.

In the first season i.e. 2008, Royal Challengers Bangalore won only four matches, losing 10, and ended up second last in the points table, with 8 points and net run rate of -1.161. RCB also represented the only team in the IPL that tried out 11 opening combinations in 14 games. The team has a theme song as well, which is called "Thakkath Geete". The song has been composed with the assistance of TV9.

Logo
The logo of Royal Challengers Bangalore comprises of the RC emblem, with the team's name written in the standard format.

2009 Player Changes

Robin Uthappa (In, as a trade-off for Zaheer Khan)

Gaurav Dhiman (In)

Pankaj Singh (In)

Kevin Pietersen (In - Purchased)

Jesse Ryder (In - Purchased)

Royal Challengers Bangalore Players

Batsmen

Kevin Pietersen (England) - Captain

Ross Taylor (New Zealand)

Wasim Jaffer (India)

Rahul Dravid (India)

Gaurav Dhiman (India)

Robin Uthappa (India)

Manish Pandey (India)

Wicket Keepers

Mark Boucher (South Africa)

Shreevats Goswami (India)

All Rounders

Dillon du Preez (South Africa)

Jesse Ryder (New Zealand)

Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Cameron White (Australia)

Virat Kohli (India)

Praveen Kumar (India)

Balachandra Akhil (India)

Ranganath Vinay Kumar (India)

Bowlers

Dale Steyn (South Africa)

Nathan Bracken (Australia)

Pankaj Singh (India)

Anil Kumble (India)

KP Appanna (India)

Tinu Yohannan (India)

Support Staffs/Coaches

Head Coach: Ray Jennings (South Africa)

Assistant Head Coach: Vijay Bharadwaj (India)

Bowling Coach: Venkatesh Prasad (India)

Physiotherapist: TBA

Administration

Owner: Vijay Mallya UB Group

CEO: Brijesh Patel

Ambassadors: Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Ramya, Upendra