RCB changed their name
IPL franchise RCB have now officially changed their name to Royal Challengers Bengaluru with a new logo. The change happened during the much talked-about RCB Unbox Event 2024 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday, March 19.The team provided several hints of the name change over the last few days through their posts on their official social media handles. While the other teams from different sports (like Indian Super League Bengaluru FC and Pro Kabaddi League Bengaluru Bulls) based out of Garden City already have ‘Bengaluru’ in their names, the oldest of them all RCB are the latest entrant to this club.
Event was attended by Women’s Team too
Not just the players of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru men’s team were present, but the 2024 Women’s Premier League’s (WPL) victorious women’s team members led by skipper Smriti Mandhana were also in attendance at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Having defeated the home team, the Delhi Capitals, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, March 17, by eight wickets, the women’s team brought home the trophy much to the delight of their loyal, passionate and vociferous supporters. Also, the official match jersey of the men’s team for the upcoming IPL season was launched during the event.
New Jersey
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) unveiled their new jersey ahead of the upcoming IPL 2024 season in a grand unbox event at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday, March 19.All the prominent RCB players like Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell were in attendance at the event. The franchise also altered their name, replacing Bangalore with Bengaluru, adding more nativity. RCB have made a significant change to their jersey as they parted ways with black and added blue in combination with red color for the coming season. The Royal Challengers franchise gave their ardent fans a glimpse of the jersey by sharing a post on their official Instagram handle.
Alan Walker performed at the event
Renowned international DJ and music producer Alan Walker and a couple of other artists performed to entertain thousands of fans at the stadium. Fans enjoyed this event. Stadium was fully packed. Many fans watched the event live by paying 99 rupees. This also shows that RCB has the most loyal fan base in IPL.
RCB will start their campaign against CSK
Faf du Plessis’ men will begin their 2024 IPL campaign with an away fixture against the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the season opener on Friday, March 22.As always, all eyes will be on their strike batter Virat Kohli who was in sublime touch with the bat last season, generating 639 runs at a strike rate of 139.82, which included six half-centuries and two centuries. Having missed out on the playoffs spot last year after finishing sixth among 10 teams, the three-time IPL runners-up will be hoping for a change in their fortunes this time around.