Rating Royal Challengers Banglore's performance in each IPL from 2008-2018

2011 - RCB loses in the final for the second time in three years

The beginning of the Gayle-Kohli era

The league was expanded to 10 teams in 2011 and all the teams got changed completely as even RCB sported a new look for the fourth season of IPL.

They made some big signings like Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori and Saurabh Tiwary in the auction.

However, their season changed completely when Chris Gayle joined the squad as a replacement for Dirk Nannes mid-season.

Gayle shook the entire league with his arrival and amassed over 600 runs in the 12 matches he played.

The Jamaican scored two hundreds in the season including one against his former team Kolkata Knight Riders in his debut match for RCB.

Virat Kohli scored 557 runs in the league and the Gayle-Kohli duo helped the team finish at the top of the points table with 19 points.

The play-offs structure was changed in 2011 as the top two teams had a couple of chances to reach the final.

RCB defeated Chennai Super Kings in the first Qualifier to reach their second IPL final but the men in yellow got the better of Daniel Vettori's men in the final as RCB failed to win the IPL.

This was the best IPL season for RCB and the fact that they finished at the top of a points table featuring 10 teams just signifies the above statement.

Rating - 9.5/10