2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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The 2021 season was the 14th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were one of the eight teams competed in the tournament.[1][2] The team was captained by Virat Kohli with Mike Hesson as a team coach. After qualifying for the playoffs, they were eliminated from the tournament as they were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator match.

This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19 November 2021.

Background

Player retention and transfers

Template:Main The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 12 players and released ten players.[3]

Retained Players: Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel

Released Players: Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann, Parthiv Patel (retired).

Added Players: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, Srikar Bharat, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
8 Tim David Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas[4]
11 Sachin Baby Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert
18 Virat Kohli Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium 2008 Template:INRConvert Captain
19 Rajat Patidar Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert
37 Devdutt Padikkal Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2019 Template:INRConvert
Template:NA Suyash Prabhudessai Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Template:INRConvert
All-rounders
5 Washington Sundar Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert Unavailable due to finger injury[5]
21 Shahbaz Ahmed Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 Template:INRConvert
32 Glenn Maxwell Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas
49 Wanindu Hasaranga Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas[4]
54 Dan Christian Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas
95 Daniel Sams Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas
Template:NA Pavan Deshpande Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2020 Template:INRConvert
Wicket-keepers
1 Josh Philippe Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed 2020 Template:INRConvert Overseas
15 K. S. Bharat Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert
17 AB de Villiers Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Vice-captain
Template:NA Mohammed Azharuddeen Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed 2021 Template:INRConvert
Template:NA Finn Allen Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe[6][7]
Spin Bowlers
3 Yuzvendra Chahal Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 Template:INRConvert
63 Adam Zampa Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8]
Pace Bowlers
9 Harshal Patel Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021 Template:INRConvert
12 Kyle Jamieson Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm Fast 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas
27 George Garton Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm Fast 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson[9]
47 Kane Richardson Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8]
73 Mohammed Siraj Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Template:INRConvert
96 Navdeep Saini Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 Template:INRConvert
Template:NA Scott Kuggeleijn Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty[10]
Template:NA Dushmantha Chameera Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas[4]
Template:NA Akash Deep Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 Template:INRConvert Replacement for Washington Sundar
Source: RCB Players

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Owner United Spirits Limited[11][12]
Chairman Prathmesh Mishra
Vice President and Head Rajesh Menon
Team manager Soumyadeep Pyne
Director of cricket operations & head coach Mike Hesson
Batting consultant Sanjay Bangar
Batting and spin bowling coach Sridharan Sriram
Bowling coach Adam Griffith
Head of scouting and fielding coach Malolan Rangarajan
Head physiotherapist Evan Speechly
Strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker
Team doctor Dr. Charles Minz
Source: RCB Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (chest)
Puma Muthoot Fincorp DP World Exide
Source : royalchallengers.com

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Teams and standings

Results by match

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League stage

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Matches

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Playoffs

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Eliminator

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Statistics

Most runs

No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 Glenn Maxwell 15 14 2 513 78 42.75 356 144.10 0 6 1 48 21
2 Devdutt Padikkal 14 14 1 411 101* 31.61 328 125.30 1 1 2 44 14
3 Virat Kohli 15 15 1 405 72* 28.92 339 119.40 0 3 0 43 9
4 AB de Villiers 15 14 4 313 76* 31.30 211 148.34 0 2 1 23 16
5 K.S. Bharat 8 7 2 191 78* 38.22 156 122.43 0 1 0 10 8
6 Rajat Patidar 4 4 0 71 31 17.75 62 114.51 0 0 0 3 3
7 Kyle Jamieson 9 7 3 65 16* 16.25 55 118.08 0 0 0 5 3

Glenn Maxwell was the fifth-highest run scorer in IPL 2021

  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]

Most wickets

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Harshal Patel 15 15 56.2 0 459 32 5/27 14.34 8.14 10.5 1 1
2 Yuzvendra Chahal 15 15 53.0 1 374 18 3/11 20.77 7.05 17.6 0 0
3 Mohammed Siraj 15 15 52.0 1 353 11 3/27 32.09 6.78 28.3 0 0
4 Kyle Jamieson 9 9 28.0 1 269 9 3/41 29.88 9.60 18.6 0 0
5 Shahbaz Ahmed 11 6 14.0 0 92 7 3/7 13.14 6.57 12.00 0 0
6 Dan Christian 9 9 16.4 0 155 4 2/14 38.75 9.30 25.0 0 0
7 Washington Sundar 6 6 16.0 0 118 3 1/7 39.33 7.37 32.0 0 0
George Garton 5 5 15.0 0 135 3 1/27 45.00 9.00 30.0 0 0
Glenn Maxwell 15 6 16.0 0 135 3 2/23 45.00 8.43 32.0 0 0
  • Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap as he is highest wicket taker in the competition.
  • Source: Cricinfo[15]

Player of the match awards

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 Template:Dts Harshal Patel Mumbai Indians Won by 2 wickets 5/27 (4 overs) [16]
2 Template:Dts Glenn Maxwell Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 6 runs 59 (41) [17]
3 Template:Dts AB de Villiers Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 38 runs 76* (34) [18]
4 Template:Dts Devdutt Padikkal Rajasthan Royals Won by 10 wickets 101* (52) [19]
5 Template:Dts AB de Villiers Delhi Capitals Won by 1 run 75* (42) [20]
6 Template:Dts Glenn Maxwell Mumbai Indians Won by 54 runs 56 (37) and 2/23 (4 overs) [21]
7 Template:Dts Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals Won by 7 wickets 2/18 (4 overs) [22]
8 Template:Dts Glenn Maxwell Punjab Kings Won by 6 runs 57 (33) [23]
9 Template:Dts K. S. Bharat Delhi Capitals Won by 7 wickets 78* (52) [24]

References

  1. ↑ IPL 2021 Auction: VIVO Remains The Title Sponsor As BCCI Releases The Player Auction List. Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ↑ BCCI looking to get players vaccinated, UAE not a back-up option for IPL. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ↑ IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST. IPLt20(20 January 2021). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 RCB rope in Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera for IPL 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Akash Deep replaces injured Washington in RCB. CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ↑ New Zealand top order batsman Finn Allen named Josh Philippe's replacement for IPl 2021. www.royalchallengers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  7. ↑ Finn Allen signs up with Royal Challengers Bangalore as replacement for Josh Philippe. www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Zampa, Richardson pull out of IPL 2021. Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  9. ↑ IPL 2021: RCB Sign England Seamer George Garton to Complete Overseas Player Quota. News18. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ↑ RCB recruit Scott Kuggeleijn as replacement for Kane Richardson. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ↑ IPL 2019: Meet The Owners Of The 8 Teams Taking The Field In Season 12. Moneycontrol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  12. ↑ About Us | Royal Challengers Bangalore. www.royalchallengers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  13. ↑ BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021. www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ↑ RCB Most runs in IPL 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  15. ↑ RCB Most wickets in IPL 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  16. ↑ Harshal, de Villiers steer RCB home in tight opener. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  17. ↑ Shahbaz grabs win for Royal Challengers with three-wicket over. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  18. ↑ AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell make it three out of three for RCB. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  19. ↑ Padikkal 101*, Kohli 72* flatten Royals in ten-wicket win. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  20. ↑ de Villiers blitz trumps Hetmyer-Pant fightback in one-run win as RCB regain top spot. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  21. ↑ Harshal Patel hat-trick caps comprehensive Royal Challengers Bangalore win. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  22. ↑ Chahal, Garton and Shahbaz show RCB's bowling might. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  23. ↑ Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal fire Royal Challengers Bangalore into the playoffs. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  24. ↑ KS Bharat's last-ball six powers RCB home; Glenn Maxwell fires again. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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