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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) joined the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 and have been a part of the competition ever since. They faced the Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of the tournament but suffered a heavy defeat. RCB failed to make it to the semifinals of the inaugural IPL season.
However, in the last 13 years, the Bangalore-based franchise has qualified for the final three times. They are yet to win a title, but have always entertained the cricket universe with their spectacular performances.
Not every captain has achieved success against RCB
While skippers like Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni have registered ten or more wins against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, there have also been a few captains who have always lost against RCB.
Here, we will look at the five captains who led their IPL teams in a minimum of two matches against RCB and always lost.
#1 Ravichandran Ashwin - 4 matches, 4 defeats
Ravichandran Ashwin started his IPL career at Chennai Super Kings and then played for the Rising Pune Supergiants. The Punjab Kings signed him in 2018 and elected him their skipper. Ashwin led the Mohali-based franchise in IPL 2018 and 2019.
While Punjab performed decently under Ashwin's leadership, they always fell short against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB failed to qualify for the playoffs in both the 2018 and 2019 IPL tournaments but defeated Punjab twice in both seasons.
#2 Mahela Jayawardene - 4 matches, 4 defeats
Mahela Jayawardene had a great captaincy record at international level. However, he did not achieve much success as captain in the IPL. The former Sri Lankan batsman captained two franchises - Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Delhi Capitals - against RCB in the IPL.
Many fans will remember that Kochi played their first-ever IPL game against RCB and suffered a defeat. Later in the 2011 IPL season, Kochi lost to RCB when the Bangalore-based franchise donned their green kits for the first time.
Jayawardene joined Delhi in 2012 and became the side's captain in 2013. Delhi lost both of their league games against RCB that year. The Delhi-based franchise came close to winning one of those two, but Bangalore defeated them in a Super Over.
#3 Brendon McCullum - 3 matches, 3 defeats
Former Kiwi wicket-keeper batsman Brendon McCullum also captained two teams - the Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders - against RCB in the IPL. McCullum was KKR's captain in IPL 2009. Bangalore defeated Kolkata in both league matches that season. McCullum played a captain's knock of 84 runs in the second fixture, but RCB eventually defeated KKR by six wickets.
Seven years later, McCullum captained Gujarat Lions in a match against RCB. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers destroyed the GL bowling lineup that evening in Bengaluru. RCB scored 248/3 in 20 overs and defeated Gujarat by 144 runs.
#4 Aaron Finch - 2 matches, 2 defeats
Another overseas captain who suffered a heavy defeat in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore was Aaron Finch. The Aussie batsman led the Pune Warriors in an away match against Royal Challengers Bangalore during the 2013 season.
Chris Gayle launched an all-out assault on the Pune bowlers, scoring 175 runs off just 66 deliveries. RCB defeated Pune by 130 runs that night. A few days after that game, RCB defeated the Aaron Finch-led outfit by 17 runs in the reverse fixture at Pune.
#5 Eoin Morgan - 2 matches, 2 defeats
Kolkata Knight Riders appointed Eoin Morgan as their captain last year. While the left-handed batsman has a great record as England captain, his record as KKR skipper is not so impressive.
In his first match as KKR captain against RCB, Morgan's team suffered an eight-wicket defeat after Bangalore restricted Kolkata to 84/8 in 20 overs. RCB recorded another convincing win over the Eoin Morgan-led outfit earlier this year during Phase 1 of IPL 2021. Morgan will try to end his losing streak against RCB on September 20 when the two sides meet in the UAE.
#6 Murali Vijay - 2 matches, 2 defeats
Murali Vijay made one of the biggest mistakes of his life when he won the toss against Royal Challengers Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during IPL 2016 and invited the hosts to bat first.
Virat Kohli played an incredible knock of 113 runs, and Chris Gayle blasted a 32-ball 73 as RCB scored 211/3 in 15 overs. Vijay's Punjab Kings could only score 120 runs in reply as they suffered their second defeat against RCB that season.
Prior to the game in Bengaluru, RCB had defeated Punjab by one run in Mohali. Resultantly, Vijay joined the list of captains who failed to record a win against RCB in the IPL.
