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  1. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), officially Royal Challengers Bengaluru, is a professional franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka, playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise was founded in 2008 by United Spirits and was named after its liquor brand Royal Challenge .

  2. Mar 28, 2024 · RCB was founded by United Spirits, which is an Indian alcoholic beverage company. In fact RCB was named after the company's brand Royal Challenge. Who is the RCB 2024 Owner? Royal Challengers...

  3. Mar 18, 2024 · Vijay Mallya lost control of the RCB franchise in 2016. (Pic: Getty) Indian liquor baron and former chairman of United Spirits, Vijay Mallya acquired the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)...

  4. Royal Challengers Bangalore, also known as RCB, is the Bengaluru-based cricket franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is owned by United Spirits Limited, a Diageo Group company. RCB rose from a bottom-two finish in 2008 to end as runners-up in 2009 and semi-finalists in 2010.

  5. 2 days ago · Find Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team news, match schedule, results, photos, and videos on ESPNcricinfo. Stay updated with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team's performances.

  6. Mar 6, 2024 · The Bangalore got its name Royal Challengers as owner Vijay Mallya wanted to use his own brand for the naming. Hence his popular liquor brand, Royal Challenge was chosen. The Royal Challengers Bangalore team have been one of the most unlucky teams in Indian Premier League history.

  7. Mar 31, 2023 · Photo credit: Royal Challengers Bangalore/Flickr/Creative Commons. This branding was also controversial because none of the other teams had done anything similar. “Vijay Mallya was the only man who was allowed to do it,” says Shiv Burman, founder of consultancy Burman Sports.

  8. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka.They play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).. History. It was founded in 2008 by United Spirits and named after the company's liquor brand Royal Challenge.Since its inception, the team has played its home matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.. The Royal Challengers have never won the IPL but finished runners-up on three occasions between 2009 and 2016.

  9. The 2021 season was the 14th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.They were one of the eight teams competed in the tournament. The team was captained by Virat Kohli with Mike Hesson as a team coach. After qualifying for the playoffs, they were eliminated from the tournament as they were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator match.. This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19 November 2021.

  10. Sep 10, 2021 · Virat Kohli has been an RCB player since 2008. Sharing a dressing room in the early years of his career with legends of the game helped him massively to achieve what he has achieved today. In 2014, RCB announced him as a captain of the side. He had already led Team India in the absence of MS Dhoni in the Test series.