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).
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9. Zaheer Khan
Royal Challengers Bangalore fans have been fortunate enough to witness legends like Zaheer Khan, Dale Steyn and Anil Kumble ply their trade at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. Khan has played the Royal Challengers as well as Mumbai Indians before he was picked for the Delhi Daredevils in the 2015 auction. He has captained the Delhi Daredevils in 2016 and 2017.
Zak played for RCB in 2008 and from 2011-2013. In his four campaigns with the Bangalore-outfit, he picked up 49 wickets in 43 matches with a strike rate of 20.4 and at an average of 26.77. His best campaign in the IPL came while playing for RCB in 2012. The Maharashtra-born left-handed pacer picked up 17 wickets in the 2012 edition.
Although Zaheer’s best bowling figures (4/17) came in 2013, he just managed to play 2 matches and was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore after that campaign. In the 2017 season, while captaining Delhi Daredevils, Zaheer became the 10th bowler in the history and 8th Indian bowler, to pick 100 wickets in Indian Premier League.
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