The RCB skipper failed to deliver the desired result over the last eight seasons despite having a star-studded team at his disposal with a winning percentage of less than 50 per cent.
The match between RCB and KKR will take place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, and we take a brief look at how both the sides have fared in the season so far.
Pressure will be on Virat Kohli to prove his T20 captaincy credential after announcing the decision to step down as the franchise's captain at the end of the IPL 2021.
Virat Kohli on Sunday said that he will step down from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captaincy after the UAE leg of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
Earlier on Saturday, Kohli unveiled the special "Blue Jersey" that RCB will don in the match against KKR
The Bangalore outfit is slated to take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday in Abu Dhabi and the RCB players will be wearing spotted in blue jerseys, resembling the colour of the PPE kits of frontline warriors.
RCB are slated to take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday in Abu Dhabi and the Kohli-led RCB players will be wearing blue jerseys resembling the colour of the PPE kits of frontline warriors.
In a video shared by RCB, Kohli could be seen entering the trainng ground with his kitbag and greeting his fellow teammates including South Africa's AB de Villiers.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will resume their campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders on September 20 in Abu Dhabi.
With just four days left before the resumption of the league which will see quite a few changes in personnel, we take a look at some of the top moments from the first half of the 14th season.
Yuzvendra Chahal said that he is "pumped up" for the resumption of the 2021 edition of the IPL.
The intra-squad practice match turned into an edge-of-the-seat thriller with fantastic performances from both teams, RCB-A and RCB-B, led by Harshal Patel and Devdutt Padikkal respectively.
Kohli along with other Indian players refused to take the field in the fifth Test against England at Old Trafford, after junior physio Yogesh Parmar became the fourth close-contact support staff to test positive for COVID-19.
Adam Zampa, Daniel Sams, Finn Allen, Kane Richardson and Washington Sundar will be unavailable for the second leg of IPL 2021 in UAE due to various reasons
In the first half of IPL 2021, Padikkal had smashed his maiden IPL hundred off just 51 deliveries against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai.
South African cricketer Dale Steyn took to social media on Wednesday to reveal that he is retiring from all forms of cricket from immediate effect.
The uncapped left-arm quick has featured in 38 T20 matches and has taken 44 wickets with a bowling average of 20.06.
Snapped by RCB for a whopping 15 crores in the auction, Jamieson has scalped nine wickets and made 56 runs with the bat in seven matches of IPL 2021.
The Lankan leg-spinner was signed up by the Bangalore-based outfit as Adam Zampa's replacement for the second phase of the fourteenth IPL season.
The franchise also said that they have signed Sri Lankan duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera apart from Singapore's Tim David as replacement players.
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