Royal Challengers Bangalore made it into the finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016.
In the 12 seasons of IPL so far, RCB has reached finals three times in 2009, 2011 and 2016, with their best performance coming in 2016 season when the team looked unbeatable until they met Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the finals. However, their fortunes have pummeled in the last three seasons finishing last on the points table twice.
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Virat Kohli and his side will be looking to turn the fortunes of the team around. They have made changes to their logo and also some big buys in the IPL 2020 auction and therefore, Team COC presents the best predicted playing XI for RCB franchise.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have always being a batting heavy side. This season as well, they have various options at the top but the best combination might be that of veteran Parthiv Patel and young Karnataka’s own Devdutt Padikkal opening the innings. Parthiv has ensured the team got off to a good start, while Padikkal has been on a red-hot streak in limited-overs domestic cricket.
This IPL will also be important for AB de Villiers, who is trying to stake a claim to return to the South Africa team after almost two years of retirement. As for the finishing power, RCB will look to Shivam Dube and Chris Morris to do the required as both are big hitters and capable of sending the ball into the crowd regularly.
Saini impressed on the tour of New Zealand with his pace and yorkers and surprisingly with his batting skills as well.
Virat Kohli will hope that this time, RCB makes it into the playoffs this season with the kind of batting and bowling power the franchise possesses.
COC Predicted Best Playing XI for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):
Devdutt Padikkal, Parthiv Patel (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal