IPL 2015: Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad

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Royal Challengers Bangalore's IPL 2014 ambitions didn't go according to plan and they finished with a disappointing 10 points from 14 matches.

However they seem to be confident about their team combination and have refused to make wholesale changes after last year's debacle.

RCB have retained the services of international stars in Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc and Rilee Rossouw. They have also held onto local talents like Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chahal, Iqbal Abdulla and Manvinder Bisla.

Outgoing performers such as Yuvraj Singh, Albie Morkel and Muttiah Muralitharan have been replaced by younger talents of Adam Milne, Sean Abbott and David Wiese. Darren Sammy and Dinesh Karthik are other notable inclusions.

The decision to retain most of the star players might be vindicated as RCB now boast a formidable batting line up alongside a great pace attack. The only shortcoming might be the lack of an internationally recognized spinner.

The squad is as follows:

1. Virat Kohli (Captain)
2. AB de Villiers
3. Chris Gayle
4. Mitchell Starc
5. Nic Maddinson
6. Varun Aaron
7. Ashok Dinda
8. Harshal Patel
9. Vijay Zol
10. Abu Nechim
11. Sandeep Warrier
12. Yogesh Takawale
13. Yuzvendra Chahal
14. Rilee Rossouw
15. Iqbal Abdulla
16. Manvinder Bisla
17. Mandeep Singh
18. Dinesh Karthik
19. Subramaniam Badrinath
20. Darren Sammy
21. Sean Abbott
22. Adam Milne
23. David Wiese
24. Sarfaraz Khan
25. Jalaj Saxena
26. Shishir Bhavane