Even though a trophy win is still not in the cabinet of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the franchise is one of the most followed teams in the Indian Premier Leahgue (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/">IPL</a>). Notably, RCB have finished runners-up on three occasions (2009, 2011, and 2016). Their lack of success over the years has earned them a tag of (underachievers).

Meanwhile, RCB retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. The job of the RCB management at the auction was to build a sound squad around these three core players. RCB had a decent auction as they purchased the likes of Faf du Plessis, Josh Hazlewood, and Dinesh Karthik alongside last years’ purple cap winner Harshal Patel.

RCB arranged a pre-match event on Saturday, March 12, in which they named the former South African captain Faf du Plessis as their new skipper. Virat Kohli decided to step down as RCB’s skipper following the conclusion of the last season, which made them enter the auction without a captain. Although RCB have a strong squad on the paper, certain teams are expected to give them a hard time.

Here are the three probable teams that can give a tough competition to RCB:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-559886" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rajasthan-Royals-1.jpg" alt="Rajasthan Royals" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-559886" class="wp-caption-text">Rajasthan Royals. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

The battle of the “ROYALS” has seen some nail-biting encounters over the years. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have been quite similar franchises in IPL. They experiment with their squads a lot. While RCB have not won a single IPL title, the RR are yet to win an IPL trophy after the first season.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-shikhar-dhawans-hilarious-reel-video-with-yuzvendra-chahal-gathers-attention-on-instagram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yuzvendra Chahal</a>, who used to be a go-to wicket-taker for RCB, will now play for the Rajasthan Royals from 2022. Yuzi can be a big threat to the RCB batter. We have seen Virat Kohli getting dismissed by leg-spinners very often in T20 cricket. Earlier, the Royals’ Shreyas Gopal used to trouble the modern-day great a lot. Yuzi vs Virat will be a battle within the battle.

Yuzi also has a great record against Glenn Maxwell. He has dismissed him so many times at the highest level as well as in IPL. The RR’s batting lineup is a serious one. Restricting Jos butler and Sanju Samson will be a tough job to do for the RCB bowlers. RCB will play two league matches against RR on the 5th and 26th of April respectively.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-565695" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Delhi-Capitals-2.jpg" alt="Delhi Capitals" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-565695" class="wp-caption-text">Delhi Capitals. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore is also expected to be a cracker. We remember how KS Bharat smashed a six off Avesh Khan when RCB needed five off one ball in a league match last season. But now, KS Bharat is with the Delhi Capitals and this time he will play to defeat RCB. The top-order of the Delhi Capitals is scary after the addition of the IPL giant <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/pak-vs-aus-david-warner-plays-tennis-with-teammates-ahead-of-karachi-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a> to it.

DC have quality middle-over bowlers like Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Both the spinners are very different from each other so it will be quite difficult to make quick adjustments against them. Anrich Nortje is a big challenge himself. He has troubled the best of batters with his pace and accuracy. DC also have good bowlers in the form of Chetan Sakariya and Shardul Thakur.

Out of 25 IPL games between these two teams, RCB have sealed wins in 15 and DC have managed to be 10 times on the winning side. Both teams are yet to win an IPL trophy so both will hustle to make 2022 their breakthrough season by doing something extra-special this time. RCB will face DC on April 16th.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-569045" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-3.jpg" alt="Kolkata Knight Riders" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-569045" class="wp-caption-text">Kolkata Knight Riders. (Photo Source: Twitter/Indian Premier League)</figcaption>

The oldest IPL rivalry will again be seen in the month of March and April 2022. The first-ever IPL game in the 2008 season was played between Rahul Dravid’s RCB and Sourav Ganguly’s KKR. The game was one to forget for RCB as KKR sealed the one-sided encounter. But after that, RCB and KKR have played some fantastic games against each other.

Both of these two teams will have a new captain this season as they entered the auction without a skipper. The biggest challenge of RCB will be to stop the in-form Shreyas Iyer who has been making runs for fun. Iyer is having a form of his life. A name with the same surname will also bring a tough castle to conquer. We are talking about Venkatesh Iyer, who has gained a huge amount of confidence in the last few months.

The other threat will be pose by spin duo of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/surrey-sign-west-indies-spinner-sunil-narine-for-t20-blast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunil Narine</a> and Varun Chakravarthy. Both spinners are very deceptive and can be unplayable on their day. RCB have purchased a good player of spin in the form of Faf du Plessis so the battle will be an interesting one to see. Andre Russell also has a great record against RCB so they will have to make a strong plan for him. RCB will face KKR on the 30th of March.

Even though a trophy win is still not in the cabinet of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the franchise is one of the most followed teams in the Indian Premier Leahgue (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/">IPL</a>). Notably, RCB have&nbsp;finished runners-up on three occasions (2009, 2011, and 2016). Their lack of success over the years has earned them a tag of (underachievers).
Meanwhile, RCB retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. The job of the RCB management at the auction was to build a sound squad around these three core players. RCB had a decent auction as they purchased the likes of Faf du Plessis, Josh Hazlewood, and Dinesh Karthik alongside last years’ purple cap winner Harshal Patel.
RCB arranged a pre-match event on Saturday, March 12, in which they named the former South African captain Faf du Plessis as their new skipper. Virat Kohli decided to step down as RCB’s skipper following the conclusion of the last season, which made them enter the auction without a captain. Although RCB have a strong squad on the paper, certain teams are expected to give them a hard time.
Here are the three probable teams that can give a tough competition to RCB:
Rajasthan Royals
<figure id="attachment_559886" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-559886" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-559886" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rajasthan-Royals-1.jpg" alt="Rajasthan Royals" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-559886" class="wp-caption-text">Rajasthan Royals. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
The battle of the “ROYALS” has seen some nail-biting encounters over the years. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have been quite similar franchises in IPL. They experiment with their squads a lot. While RCB have not won a single IPL title, the RR are yet to win an IPL trophy after the first season.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-shikhar-dhawans-hilarious-reel-video-with-yuzvendra-chahal-gathers-attention-on-instagram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yuzvendra Chahal</a>, who used to be a go-to wicket-taker for RCB, will now play for the Rajasthan Royals from 2022. Yuzi can be a big threat to the RCB batter. We have seen Virat Kohli getting dismissed by leg-spinners very often in T20 cricket. Earlier, the Royals’ Shreyas Gopal used to trouble the modern-day great a lot. Yuzi vs Virat will be a battle within the battle.
Yuzi also has a great record against Glenn Maxwell. He has dismissed him so many times at the highest level as well as in IPL. The RR’s batting lineup is a serious one. Restricting Jos butler and Sanju Samson will be a tough job to do for the RCB bowlers. RCB will play two league matches against RR on the 5th and 26th of April respectively.

Delhi Capitals
<figure id="attachment_565695" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-565695" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-565695" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Delhi-Capitals-2.jpg" alt="Delhi Capitals" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-565695" class="wp-caption-text">Delhi Capitals. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore is also expected to be a cracker. We remember how KS Bharat smashed a six off Avesh Khan when RCB needed five off one ball in a league match last season. But now, KS Bharat is with the Delhi Capitals and this time he will play to defeat RCB. The top-order of the Delhi Capitals is scary after the addition of the IPL giant <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/pak-vs-aus-david-warner-plays-tennis-with-teammates-ahead-of-karachi-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a> to it.
DC have quality middle-over bowlers like Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Both the spinners are very different from each other so it will be quite difficult to make quick adjustments against them. Anrich Nortje is a big challenge himself. He has troubled the best of batters with his pace and accuracy. DC also have good bowlers in the form of Chetan Sakariya and Shardul Thakur.
Out of 25 IPL games between these two teams, RCB have sealed wins in 15 and DC have managed to be 10 times on the winning side. Both teams are yet to win an IPL trophy so both will hustle to make 2022 their breakthrough season by doing something extra-special this time. RCB will face DC on April 16th.

Kolkata Knight Riders
<figure id="attachment_569045" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-569045" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-569045" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-3.jpg" alt="Kolkata Knight Riders" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-569045" class="wp-caption-text">Kolkata Knight Riders. (Photo Source: Twitter/Indian Premier League)</figcaption></figure>
The oldest IPL rivalry will again be seen in the month of March and April 2022. The first-ever IPL game in the 2008 season was played between Rahul Dravid’s RCB and Sourav Ganguly’s KKR. The game was one to forget for RCB as KKR sealed the one-sided encounter. But after that, RCB and KKR have played some fantastic games against each other.
Both of these two teams will have a new captain this season as they entered the auction without a skipper. The biggest challenge of RCB will be to stop the in-form Shreyas Iyer who has been making runs for fun. Iyer is having a form of his life. A name with the same surname will also bring a tough castle to conquer. We are talking about Venkatesh Iyer, who has gained a huge amount of confidence in the last few months.
The other threat will be pose by spin duo of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/surrey-sign-west-indies-spinner-sunil-narine-for-t20-blast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunil Narine</a> and Varun Chakravarthy. Both spinners are very deceptive and can be unplayable on their day. RCB have purchased a good player of spin in the form of Faf du Plessis so the battle will be an interesting one to see. Andre Russell also has a great record against RCB so they will have to make a strong plan for him. RCB will face KKR on the 30th of March.

Even though a trophy win is still not in the cabinet of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the franchise is one of the most followed teams in the Indian Premier Leahgue (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/">IPL</a>). Notably, RCB have finished runners-up on three occasions (2009, 2011, and 2016). Their lack of success over the years has earned them a tag of (underachievers).
Meanwhile, RCB retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. The job of the RCB management at the auction was to build a sound squad around these three core players. RCB had a decent auction as they purchased the likes of Faf du Plessis, Josh Hazlewood, and Dinesh Karthik alongside last years’ purple cap winner Harshal Patel.
RCB arranged a pre-match event on Saturday, March 12, in which they named the former South African captain Faf du Plessis as their new skipper. Virat Kohli decided to step down as RCB’s skipper following the conclusion of the last season, which made them enter the auction without a captain. Although RCB have a strong squad on the paper, certain teams are expected to give them a hard time.
Here are the three probable teams that can give a tough competition to RCB:
Rajasthan Royals
<figure id="attachment_559886" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-559886" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-559886" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rajasthan-Royals-1.jpg" alt="Rajasthan Royals" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-559886" class="wp-caption-text">Rajasthan Royals. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
The battle of the “ROYALS” has seen some nail-biting encounters over the years. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have been quite similar franchises in IPL. They experiment with their squads a lot. While RCB have not won a single IPL title, the RR are yet to win an IPL trophy after the first season.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-shikhar-dhawans-hilarious-reel-video-with-yuzvendra-chahal-gathers-attention-on-instagram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yuzvendra Chahal</a>, who used to be a go-to wicket-taker for RCB, will now play for the Rajasthan Royals from 2022. Yuzi can be a big threat to the RCB batter. We have seen Virat Kohli getting dismissed by leg-spinners very often in T20 cricket. Earlier, the Royals’ Shreyas Gopal used to trouble the modern-day great a lot. Yuzi vs Virat will be a battle within the battle.
Yuzi also has a great record against Glenn Maxwell. He has dismissed him so many times at the highest level as well as in IPL. The RR’s batting lineup is a serious one. Restricting Jos butler and Sanju Samson will be a tough job to do for the RCB bowlers. RCB will play two league matches against RR on the 5th and 26th of April respectively.

Delhi Capitals
<figure id="attachment_565695" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-565695" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-565695" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Delhi-Capitals-2.jpg" alt="Delhi Capitals" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-565695" class="wp-caption-text">Delhi Capitals. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore is also expected to be a cracker. We remember how KS Bharat smashed a six off Avesh Khan when RCB needed five off one ball in a league match last season. But now, KS Bharat is with the Delhi Capitals and this time he will play to defeat RCB. The top-order of the Delhi Capitals is scary after the addition of the IPL giant <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/pak-vs-aus-david-warner-plays-tennis-with-teammates-ahead-of-karachi-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a> to it.
DC have quality middle-over bowlers like Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Both the spinners are very different from each other so it will be quite difficult to make quick adjustments against them. Anrich Nortje is a big challenge himself. He has troubled the best of batters with his pace and accuracy. DC also have good bowlers in the form of Chetan Sakariya and Shardul Thakur.
Out of 25 IPL games between these two teams, RCB have sealed wins in 15 and DC have managed to be 10 times on the winning side. Both teams are yet to win an IPL trophy so both will hustle to make 2022 their breakthrough season by doing something extra-special this time. RCB will face DC on April 16th.

Kolkata Knight Riders
<figure id="attachment_569045" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-569045" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-569045" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-3.jpg" alt="Kolkata Knight Riders" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-569045" class="wp-caption-text">Kolkata Knight Riders. (Photo Source: Twitter/Indian Premier League)</figcaption></figure>
The oldest IPL rivalry will again be seen in the month of March and April 2022. The first-ever IPL game in the 2008 season was played between Rahul Dravid’s RCB and Sourav Ganguly’s KKR. The game was one to forget for RCB as KKR sealed the one-sided encounter. But after that, RCB and KKR have played some fantastic games against each other.
Both of these two teams will have a new captain this season as they entered the auction without a skipper. The biggest challenge of RCB will be to stop the in-form Shreyas Iyer who has been making runs for fun. Iyer is having a form of his life. A name with the same surname will also bring a tough castle to conquer. We are talking about Venkatesh Iyer, who has gained a huge amount of confidence in the last few months.
The other threat will be pose by spin duo of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/surrey-sign-west-indies-spinner-sunil-narine-for-t20-blast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunil Narine</a> and Varun Chakravarthy. Both spinners are very deceptive and can be unplayable on their day. RCB have purchased a good player of spin in the form of Faf du Plessis so the battle will be an interesting one to see. Andre Russell also has a great record against RCB so they will have to make a strong plan for him. RCB will face KKR on the 30th of March.

Faf du Plessis will lead RCB in IPL 2022.

IPL 2022: 3 Teams that can give a tough fight to RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have never won an IPL title but they finished runners-up on three occasions (2009, 2011, and 2016).