RCB history since 2008
Royal Challengers Bangalore (often abbreviated as RCB ) are a franchise cricket team based in Bengaluru , Karnataka , that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was founded in 2008 by United Spirits and named after the company's liquor brand Royal Challenge . The Royal Challengers have not won the IPL but finished runners-up on three occasions between 2009 and 2016. The team holds the records of both the highest and the lowest totals in the IPL – 263/5 and 49 respectively. [2] [3] Franchise history In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in 2008. [4] The teams for the competition, representing 8 different cities of India , including Bangalore, were put up on auction in Mumbai on 20 February 2008. The Bangalore franchise was purch...