Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) all-time best XI in IPL history
Although the Bengaluru-based franchise hasn’t had much success to boast about, they have finished as runners up on three occasions (2009, 2011 and 2016).
11. Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal has been Royal Challengers Bangalore’s most consistent bowler over the years. Team India’s permanent wrist spinner in the limited-overs format, Yuzi Chahal became the first Indian bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in T20Is. He became a part of the Mumbai Indians squad in 2011 and was a part of it in the Champions League T20 as well, where he starred for them in the final.
Chahal, who has been a part of RCB since 2014, has gone on to take 23 and 21 wickets in the 2015 and 2016 season of the league. He has picked up 10+ wickets in each and every season for RCB. His economy rate of 7.77 is fairly low for a leg spinner in today’s day and age. The leggie has also taken two 4-wicket hauls in his IPL career and his strike rate of 17.6 is bettered only by Mitchell Starc.
He has since gone on to establish himself as a bowler who beats the batsman with his variations and is Virat Kohli’s go-to-man in the RCB team. A match-winner on his day, Chahal has picked up 100 wickets in 83 matches so far. The Haryana-born spinner has also represented India internationally in chess at youth levels.
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