Indian Cricket Team Updates

Royal Challengers Bangalore will start Pepsi IPL 2015 without their star fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who is nursing a knee injury post his Man of the Tournament winning performance in the 2015 ICC World Cup. ( Also See:  Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Squad IPL 8 - 2015 ) Starc picked 22 wickets in the World Cup at an average of 10.18 and played a significant role in winning Australia their fifth world title.  ( Also See:  ICC Cricket World Cup - 2015 ) The left-arm pacer is currently down with a niggle in his left knee and will be assessed by the Cricket Australia medical staff after a short period of recovery. "Mitchell had some knee soreness during the latter stages of the World Cup," Australian physio, Alex Kountouris was quoted as saying on Cricket Australia’s official website. "He will have a short period off to rest and recover, before being reassessed by CA medical staff. We estimate his recovery time will be between two-three weeks." The 24-year-old...

IPL 8: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Players List 2015 Total 17 Players has been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore before Auction process of IPL 2015. Twelve Indian Players: Virat Kohli, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Vijay Zol, Yogesh Takawale, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Ashoke Dinda, Sandeep Warrier, Manvinder Bisla, Iqbal Abdullah, Mandeep Singh and Five Overseas player: AB deVillers (SA), Chris Gayle (WI), Mitchell Starc (Aus), Nic Maddinson (Aus) and Rilee Rossouw (SA) has been already selected for IPL 8 Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad before Auction process. Remaining Squad has been completed by Auction process. RCB Released Players for 2015: Albie Morkel, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravi Rampaul, Sachin Rana, Shadab Jakati, Tanmay Mishra, Yuvraj Singh. City:  Bengaluru, Karnataka Founded:  2008 Home ground:  M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Capacity: 36,760) Owner(s):  Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd Head Co...

3  Number of times Ashok Dinda has conceded 50 or more runs in an IPL match. He now shares the dubious distinction of doing this most number of times, along with RP Singh and Munaf Patel. ( Also Read:  DD vs RCB - IPL 2014, Match 2: Report ) 13  Varun Aaron’s wicket-maiden was the 13th for Royal Challengers Bangalore – most for any side in IPL. 20  Number of innings after which Yuvraj Singh scored a 50 in IPL 46.00  Virat Kohli’s batting average as captain in IPL – highest for any player leading his side. 70.66  Virat Kohli’s batting average against Delhi Daredevils. He averages 28.76 against all other teams in the IPL 110  Runs added by JP Duminy and Ross Taylor for the fifth wicket. This is Delhi Daredevils’ highest fifth-wicket partnership in the IPL. source: iplt20.com

The Royal Challengers Bangalore overcame the Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets in what eventually turned out to be an easy run chase for the Garden City franchise. Thanks to a masterful big-hitting display from Yuvraj Singh and skipper Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers achieved the 146-run target with 3.2 overs to spare. ( Also Read:  DD vs RCB - IPL 2014, Match 2: Stats Highlights ) Earlier, RCB won the toss and asked DD to take first strike. Kohli’s bowlers vindicated this decision by shaking the Daredevils’ top order early on. Mitchell Starc accounted for former Royal Challenger Mayank Agarwal’s (6) wicket in the third over of the innings. Soon after that, Albie Morkel, in his first game in an RCB jersey, got rid of the dangerous Dinesh Karthik (0), who could only manage a golden duck. And then, before Manoj Tiwary (1) could stabilise the faltering DD innings, first change bowler, Varun Aaron, had him caught behind. With the scorecard reading 17 for three in 4.1 overs, ...

IPL 7: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Players List 2014 Total 3 Players has been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore before Auction process of IPL 2014. One Indian Player Virat Kohli and two overseas player Chris Gayle (West Indies) and AB de Villiers (South Africa) has been already selected for IPL 7 Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad before Auction process. Other players included by Auction process. Owner:  Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd Coach:  Daniel Vettori Captain:  Virat Kohli Venue:  M. Chinnaswamy Stadium IPL Best:  2009, 2011 Finalist Batsman: Virat Kohli (India) (c) AB de Villiers (South Africa) Parthiv Patel (India) Vijay Zol (India) Tanmay Mishra (India) Yogesh Takawale (India) Nic Maddinson (Australia) Bowlers: M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) Ravi Rampaul (West Indies) Albie Morkel (South Africa) Mitchell Starc (Australia) Sachin Rana (India) Sandeep Warrier (India) Shadab Jakati (India) Har...