And it seems like the franchise has heard them.
Embodying the bold pride and the challenger spirit, we have unleashed the rampant lion returning him to the Royal lineage.
New Decade, New RCB, and this is our new logo #PlayBold #NewDecadeNewRCB pic.twitter.com/bdf1kvXYUl
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 14, 2020
Since the last couple of days, the Twitter handle of RCB has been changing a lot of things. They deleted their profile picture and some old tweets to surprise the ardent fans of the team. They posted a cryptic tweet that told the fans to “brace themselves” for February 14th.
Finally, the date is here and they did not disappoint. The RCB posted a short video clip and unveiled the new logo for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Captioning the video, the franchise wrote: “THIS IS IT. The moment you’ve been waiting for. New Decade, New RCB, New Logo!”
A new chapter begins #PlayBold #NewDecadeNewRCB pic.twitter.com/tUp46ISTDH
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 14, 2020
There were numerous reports doing rounds that team might change the name or the jersey for the forthcoming season. But as of now, there is no confirmation, if those changes will be made. The side has also got a new sponsor in the form of Muthoot Fincord Ltd.
With the change of the logo and sponsor, the Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hoping to change their luck too. Till now, they haven’t won a title but would be hungry to open their account with the new edition.
During the auction, they picked up players like Aaron Finch, Kane Richardson, and Isuru Udana to strengthen their side. Dale Steyn, who was released before the auction, was later picked up by the management to strengthen their pace attack.
Virat Kohli will lead the side once again while players AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Navdeep Saini will be doing their best for their skipper.
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League starts from March 29.
FINAL SQUAD:
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Mann, Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kane Richardson, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Pavan Deshpande, Parthiv Patel, Joshua Philippe, and Shahbaz Ahamad