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The six players could consist of a maximum of five capped players (including Indian and overseas players) and two uncapped players. [12] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹ 120 crore (US$14 million), the highest in the history of the IPL. [13] Franchises were deducted a specific amount from the auction purse for every retained ...
The teams have retained a total of 46 players, investing a cumulative ₹ 558.5 crore (US$65 million). [21] Heinrich Klaasen became the most expensive retained player in IPL history for a whooping ₹ 23 crore (US$2.7 million), while Virat Kohli became the most expensive retained Indian player for ₹ 21 crore (US$2.5 million) respectively. [22]
Royal Challengers Bangalore have formed a fan-following group named as Bold Army. During the 2014 IPL, the Royal Challengers became the first team to provide free Wi-Fi connectivity to fans at their home ground. 50 access points were set up using fibre-optic cables to provide the connectivity to fans on match days at the Chinnaswamy. [167]
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). One of the original eight teams in the IPL, the team has made three final appearances in the IPL, losing all (in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, in 2011 to the Chennai Super Kings and in 2016 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad).
Diageo, the owners of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, bought the rights to one of the franchises. [2] In February 2023, Ben Sawyer was announced as head coach of the side. [3] The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore signing 18 players for their squad. [4]
The 2025 Women's Premier League (also known as WPL 2025 and branded as TATA WPL 2025) will be the third season of the Women's Premier League, a women's franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament, featuring five teams, will be held from 21 February to 16 March 2025.
Under-19 players cannot be picked unless they have previously played first-class or List A cricket. [54] Player contracts run for one year but can be extended by one or two years if the franchises take up the option. Since the 2014 season, player contracts have been denominated in the Indian rupee, before which the contracts were in the US dollar.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 25 November 2023 [5] Shahbaz Ahmed India ₹ 2.4 crore (US$280,000) Royal Challengers Bangalore: Sunrisers Hyderabad: 25 November 2023 [5] Hardik Pandya India ₹ 15 crore (US$1.8 million) Gujarat Titans: Mumbai Indians: 26 November 2023 [6] Cameron Green Australia ₹ 17.5 crore (US$2.0 million) Mumbai Indians