| 2008 season | |||
| Coach | Venkatesh Prasad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Rahul Dravid | ||
| League stage | 7th | ||
| Most runs | Rahul Dravid (371)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Zaheer Khan (13)[2] | ||
| |||
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Rahul Dravid. The team finished seventh during the league stage and did not qualify for the play-offs.[3]
Squad[edit | edit source]
Rahul Dravid was the captain and icon player.[4][5][6]
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Signing price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 05 | Virat Kohli | 19 |  India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 06 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 33 |  Guyana |
Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | US$ 200,000 |
| 07 | Wasim Jaffer | 30 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 150,000 |
| 14 | J. Arunkumar | 33 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 19 | Rahul Dravid | 35 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 1,035,000 |
| 21 | Ross Taylor | 24 |  New Zealand |
Right-handed | Right-arm off break | US$ 100,000 |
| 22 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 33 |  Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | US$ 125,000 |
| 27 | Bharat Chipli | 25 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | 32 |  South Africa |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | US$ 900,000 |
| 18 | Cameron White | 24 |  Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | US$ 500,000 |
| 29 | Ashley Noffke | 30 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | US$ 62,500 |
| 77 | Balachandra Akhil | 30 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 9 | Mark Boucher | 31 | South Africa |
Right-handed | US$ 450,000 | |
| 36 | Shreevats Goswami | 18 | India |
Left-handed | ||
| 66 | Devraj Patil | 23 | India |
Right-handed | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 02 | Dale Steyn | 24 | South Africa |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast | US$ 325,000 |
| 08 | Praveen Kumar[7] | 21 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 10 | Anil Kumble | 37 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break googly | US$ 500,000 |
| 13 | Nathan Bracken | 30 | Australia |
Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | US$ 325,000 |
| 23 | Vinay Kumar | 24 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 24 | Sunil Joshi | 38 | India |
Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | |
| 34 | Zaheer Khan | 29 | India |
Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | US$ 450,000 |
| 41 | Abdur Razzak | 25 |  Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | US$ 120,000 |
| K. P. Appanna | 19 | India |
Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | ||
| Neravanda Aiyappa | 28 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Standings[edit | edit source]
Royal Challengers Bangalore finished seventh in the league stage of IPL 2008.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0.632 |
| 2 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.509 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.192 |
| 4 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.342 |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.570 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.147 |
| 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −1.160 |
| 8 | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.467 |
Source: Full table on cricinfo
- (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Results[edit | edit source]
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bangalore | Lost by 140 runs | (Scorecard) |
| 2 | 20 April | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Mark Boucher 39* (19) | (Scorecard) |
| 3 | 26 April | Rajasthan Royals | Bangalore | Lost by 7 wickets | (Scorecard) |
| 4 | 28 April | Chennai Super Kings | Bangalore | Lost by 13 runs | (Scorecard) |
| 5 | 30 April | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Lost by 10 runs | (Scorecard) |
| 6 | 3 May | Deccan Chargers | Bangalore | Won by 3 runs, MoM – Praveen Kumar 3/23 (4 overs) | (Scorecard) |
| 7 | 5 May | Kings XI Punjab | Bangalore | Lost by 6 wickets | (Scorecard) |
| 8 | 8 May | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Lost by 5 runs | (Scorecard) |
| 9 | 12 May | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Lost by 9 wickets | (Scorecard) |
| 10 | 17 May | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 65 runs | (Scorecard) |
| 11 | 19 May | Delhi Daredevils | Bangalore | Lost by 5 wickets, MoM – Shreevats Goswami 52 (42) | (Scorecard) |
| 12 | 21 May | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Won by 14 runs, MoM – Anil Kumble 3/14 (4 overs) | (Scorecard) |
| 13 | 25 May | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Vinay Kumar 3/27 (4 overs) | (Scorecard) |
| 14 | 28 May | Mumbai Indians | Bangalore | Lost by 9 wickets | (Scorecard) |
| Overall record: 4–10. Failed to advance. | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore Time Table - RCB Match Schedule". Zerocric. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "Good all-round combination, says Dravid". The Hindu. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
- ↑ Cricinfo - Bangalore Royal Challengers Squad
- ↑ Cricinfo - Franchises raise 'player poaching' issue
- ↑ Cricinfo - Praveen Kumar for the Bangalore Challengers