IPL 2023 – RCB Team 2023 Full List, New Team 2023, Captain, Head Coach – Exclusive

IPL 2023 – RCB Team 2023 : The 16^th edition of the IPL 2023 will once again witness 10 teams battling it out for the coveted trophy. The Royal Challengers Bangalore have begun their IPL 2023 campaign by releasing a list of all released and retained players.

They have 3 open spots in their squad. They have decided to keep 22 players from last year’s squad while saying goodbye to 7 others. Those 7 players are now available to the IPL’s other nine teams. This year, 991 players have registered for the IPL auction out of which 405 will go under the hammer on 23 Dec 2022.

IPL 2023 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Full Squad List:

1.  Virat Kohli
2. Glenn Maxwell
3. Mohammed Siraj
4. Faf Du Plessis (C)
5. Harshal Patel
6. Wanindu Hasaranga
7. Dinesh Karthik
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Shahbaz Ahmad
10. Anuj Rawat
11. Akash Deep
12. Mahipal Lomror
13. Finn Allen
14. Suyash Prabhudessai
15. Karn Sharma
16. David Willey
17. Rajat Patidar
18. Siddharth Kaul
19. Reece Topley
20. Himanshu Sharma
21. Will Jacks
22. Manoj Bhandage
23. Rajan Kumar
24. Avinash Singh
25. Sonu Yadav

The list of released players by the RCB Team 2023:

Royal Challengers Bangalore have released a total of 7 players this season. This means that the 7 players won’t be able to play under the banner of Royal Challengers Bangalore this season. The complete list of the released players is given below:

1. Aneeshwar Gautam
2. Karn Sharma
3. Akash Deep
4. Siddharth Kaul
5. Chama Milind
6. David Willey
7. Luvnith Sisodia
8. Jason Behrendorff (Traded to MI)

The list of retained players of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Team 2023:

Royal Challengers Bangalore has retained a total of 21 players. These 21 players will continue to play under the banner of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Here is the list of players retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2023 season:

1. Virat Kohli
2. Glenn Maxwell
3. Mohammed Siraj
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. Harshal Patel
6. Wanindu Hasaranga
7. Dinesh Karthik
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Shahbaz Ahmad
10. Anuj Rawat
11. Akash Deep
12. Mahipal Lomror
13. Finn Allen
14. Sherfane Rutherford
15. Suyash Prabhudessai
16. Aneeshwar Gautam
17. Karn Sharma
18. David Willey
19. Rajat Patidar
20. Siddharth Kaul
21. Chama Milind

Players Update:

🔊 ANNOUNCEMENT 🔊

Michael Bracewell of New Zealand will replace Will Jacks for #IPL2023.

The 32-year-old all-rounder was the top wicket taker for Kiwis during the T20I series in India, and scored a fighting 140 in an ODI game. 🙌#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB pic.twitter.com/qO0fhP5LeY

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 18, 2023

Will Jacks’ replacement at Royal Challengers Bangalore is Michael Bracewell. Jacks, who was injured and had to withdraw from the competition, cost the franchise INR 3.2 Crore. Bracewell, who will take his position, has appeared in 16 T20Is, scored 113 runs, and taken 21 wickets. He’ll sign on with RCB for his starting salary of INR 1 crore.

Available balance with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):

In the IPL auction 2023, each team is subject to a total salary cap of INR 95 crores.  This amount is 5 CR more than the previous auction. However all ten franchises have used a portion of their salary cap because they have retained some players. The Royal Challengers Bangalore has already spent 86.25 Cr rupees on retaining the 22 players mentioned above. It needs to fill the vacancy of 3 players in its squads with the remaining balance of 8.75 Cr.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Team 2023: Faf du Plessis is retained and will be the captain of the team for IPL 2023 season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Administration and support staff

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) history so far in Indian Premier League (IPL)

FAQ:

How many players can IPL team retain in 2023?

There is no limit to keep players for all the team. According to an official report, each team can spend an additional Rs 5 crore to retain any number of players under the IPL 2023 retention date.

Who is the most successful captain in the history of the IPL?

Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Mumbai Indians (MI), is the most successful captain in IPL history, having won the highest amount of titles (a record ‘5 times’). Next to him is Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former Indian captain and current skipper of the Chennai Super Kings, who has won the prized trophy ‘four times’ in his IPL career.

Who are the captains of IPL 2022?

Rohit Sharma will captain MI, MS Dhoni will captain CSK, Faf du Plessis will captain RCB, Rishabh Pant will captain DC, Shreyas Iyer will captain KKR, Sanju Samson will captain RR, Mayank Agarwal will captain PBKS, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will captain SRH, KL Rahul will captain LSG, and Hardik Pandya will captain GT.