RCB have one of the most loyal fanbases in cricket history. Despite being a part of every IPL season played so far, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have never won the championship. The team management has hired the best players they can, but somehow the franchise has found a way not to win the championship.
The Bangalore-based franchise failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League. Playing in the home-and-away format for the first time since 2019, RCB’s three-year streak of qualifying for the playoffs came to an end, thereby extending their drought of title wins.
While the RCB team has not won a single trophy, two of their players won the title in other T20 leagues this year. Here’s a list of the two names.
1. RCB all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga won LPL 2023 as captain
Wanindu Hasaranga captained B-Love Kandy team in the recently-concluded Lanka Premier League season. The Sri Lankan all-rounder led his franchise from the front by ending the competition as the highest run-getter and highest wicket-taker. After B-Love Kandy became champions, Hasaranga won the Player of the Series award as well. Reflecting on the season, he said:
“We should thank the support staff and the players who came. The foreign players did a really good, I should thank them first. After the first two losses we bounced back well. We won three out of three in Kandy and then played sensible cricket here. We started playing good cricket in Kandy. Our batters took responsibility and the bowlers did well.”
2. Faf du Plessis won BBL 2022/23
Faf du Plessis is the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. He is among the top players in demand in the T20 leagues around the world. Earlier this year, du Plessis turned up for the Perth Scorchers in Australia’s Big Bash League, where he scored 163 runs in seven matches. Perth became the champions of the BBL season in 2022/23.
