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).
6. Parthiv Patel
No batting line up can be perfect and while an explosive batsman such as Russell or Pollard should be coming in at this stage ideally, Parthiv Patel will be given the job of a finisher in this hypothetical line-up. Patel has played for a hot of IPL franchises over the course of his career. Apart from RCB, the Gujarat captain has also represented Chennai Super Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians.
In the 2014 IPL Player Auction, he was purchased by RCB. The Bangalore-based team traded him to Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2015. At the IPL 2018 Player Auction, RCB again went on to bid for him and bought him in their squad for the eleventh edition of the league. Parthiv Patel is has scored 731 runs for RCB and is their 3rd highest Indian run-scorer, more than the likes of KL Rahul, Yuvraj, Manish Pandey and Uthappa.
He is known to be most effective during the powerplay overs because he uses the pace of the new ball to clear the inner ring of fielders. He comes so low in this line up because of the amount of quality this team possesses at the top of the order. As he enjoys playing against pace bowlers, he could be capable of scoring some vital runs during the death overs.
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