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Home Ground
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore is the home ground for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Government owned stadium was formerly known as Karnataka State Cricket Association stadium. The stadium was renamed after former president of BCCI Mr. Mangalam Chinnaswamy.
The highest and the lowest score
The highest and the lowest runs of IPL was scored by RCB. The team scored 263/5 against Pune Warriors India in 2013 is the highest score in IPL. And the team scored 49 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017 is the lowest score in IPL.
Owner
The Bangalore franchise was bought by Vijay Mallya in 2008 auction. Now the owner of the franchise is United Spirits Limited.
Team Name
The team name Royal Challengers Bangalore is derived from one of the brand of Vijay Mallya's liquor brand Royal Challenge.
Captains
Rahul Dravid was the first captain of RCB in 2018. Later Kevin Pietersen, Anil Kumble, Daniel Vettori, Shane Watson were the captains. Currently Virat Kohli holds the position.
Kit Manufactures
| Year | Company |
|---|---|
| 2008 - 2014 | Reebok |
| 2015 | Adidas |
| 2016 - 2019 | Zeven |
Highest individual score
Chris Gayle from RCB scored 175 runs making it as the highest runs in IPL.
Coaches
| Year | Coach |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Martin Crowe |
| 2008 - 2009, 2011 - 2013 | Venkatesh Prasad |
| 2009 - 2013 | Ray Jennings |
| 2014– 2018 | Daniel Vettori |
| 2018-Present | Gary Kirsten |
Most sixes (overall)
Chris Gayle from RCB hit most number of sixes in IPL. The total number of sixes are 292.