Royal Challengers Bangalore team: Top 5 batsman to watch out for in IPL 2024

IPL 2024 Royal Challengers Bangalore team: Batting including Virat Kohli, Du Plessis and others

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have never won an IPL trophy despite their convincing performances in successive tournaments. Their batting unit is a balanced side with some big names including Virat ‘King’ Kohli.

Let’s take a look at top-5 batsman for RCB in the IPL 2023.

1.     Faf du Plessis

South African batsman Faf du Plessis was the highest scorer from the RCB in IPL 2023. He scored 730 runs at an average of 56.15 and strike rate of 153.68. Faf was also instrumental in building up big scores against the teams for RCB.

2.     Virat Kohli

King Kohli opened the innings for the RCB in IPL 2023. He scored 639 runs at an average of 53.25. Virat Kohli's highest score stood at 101 not out and strike rate at 139.82. His role was to place his innings in such a way that leads RCB to a big score or chase away the target.

3.     Glenn Maxwell

Australian Glenn Maxwell is one of the most important players of the RCB side. Maxwell’s all-round performance steered the team through in many tough instances. Maxwell scored 400 runs at an average of 33.33 and strike rate of 183.48 in the IPL 2023 tournament.

4.     Dinesh Karthik

Wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik was a finisher for the RCB in IPL 2023. Karthik scored 140 runs in the tournament and mostly at times when RCB needed them the most. His strike rate stood at 134.61 in the tournament.

5.     Mahipal Lomror

Left-handed all-rounder Mahipal Lomror is an important batsman lower down the order with his contributions with the bat. Lomror scored 135 runs in the IPL 2023 with a strike rate of 139.17. His best score was 54 not out in the tournament.