IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) SWOT Analysis and Schedule

At the IPL 2022 mega auction, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made some good buys, investing substantially in global and domestic talent and senior players. 

The team has made significant international and domestic talent and veteran players investments. The red army has released some of their top performers ahead of the blockbuster auction, including young hitter Devdutt Padikkal and wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

Despite being a good team on paper, Royal Challengers Bangalore has consistently failed to live up to expectations over the years and has yet to win an IPL title, despite appearing in three finals in 2009, 2011, and 2016. They’ll be trying to go the extra mile this time. 

Here’s everything you need to know about the Bengaluru-based franchise ahead of IPL 2022. The Bengaluru-based franchise looks forward to rewriting history with its current crop of potential players.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad For IPL 2022:

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Aneeshwar Gautam, Luvnith Sisodia, David Willey

Royal Challengers Bangalore SWOT Analysis IPL 2022:

Strength – Strong pacers in squad

This season, Bangalore would not have a problem making it matter at the death overs thanks to its deadly pace attack. Mohammed Siraj is scheduled to split the new ball with Josh Hazlewood of Australia. At the same time, Harshal Patel, Australian fast Jason Behrendorrf, Siddharth Kaul, and England left-arm pacer David Willey will provide some much-needed support.

Weakness – Missing their key batter

AB de Villiers, aka “Mr.360,” announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in November, making him ineligible for the IPL 2022. This means the Royal Challengers Bangalore will be without a batter who can consistently score runs in the middle and death overs. As a result, Glenn Maxwell’s shoulders will have increased responsibility.

Opportunity –  Faf du Plessis will be RCB skipper

Faf du Plessis has been appointed as the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain for the next Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Virat Kohli stepped down as captain of the Indian team at the end of the previous season, corresponding with him being freed of his international obligations. Du Plessis is a seasoned combatant, having led South Africa from December 2016 until February 2020 (after being named all-format captain in August 2017).

Despite playing a significant role in Chennai Super Kings’ fourth title success, the defending champions released the Proteas sensation. He had a fantastic 2021 season, finishing as the second-highest run-scorer with 633 runs from 16 games. As the Royal Challengers Bangalore aim to win their first IPL title, the 37-year-old would like to start over.

Threats – Consistency of RCB batting line-ups 

The world’s best batsman, Virat Kohli, must consistently produce for RCB throughout the competition. If he continues to be off-colour, the pressure will be put on Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, and Faf du Plessis. If Karthik fails to impact the 22-yard line, Faf will have to take care of the top-order on his own, and if he fails to score big runs at vital moments, the middle-order will be left guessing early on.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Schedule In IPL 2022:

At the IPL 2022 mega auction, the Royal Challengers Bangalore made some good buys, investing substantially in global and domestic talent and senior players. While young batsman Devdutt Padikkal and wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal were released, they welcomed newcomers like Australian bowler Josh Hazlewood, seasoned South African batter Faf du Plessis, Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, and West Indies wonder Sherfane Rutherford. Months before the two-day bidding event, they retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj.

Meanwhile, the Red Army will play their first encounter against Punjab Kings on March 27 at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai to settle their team makeup as soon as possible before the tournament’s business end.

Check Out the Full IPL 2022 Schedule here.