Royal Challengers Bangalore has always been about a star-studded batting line up. RCB is a team which looks the most lethal in terms of the lineup and has had some of the greatest players to don the RCB jersey and win matches for them.
The likes of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB De Villiers playing in the same team is nothing less than a dream T20 team and that is what a larger part of the RCB’s journey over the decade of the Indian Premier League has been about.
Virat Kohli has been associated with the RCB since 2008 and he is the leading run-getter for the RCB having amassed 4418 runs from 149 matches. He is followed by the might Chris Gayle who has been a part of the RCB camp from 2011 to 2017. Gayle has been a gem for the RCB and has scored 3163 runs in 85 matches at an average just over 43.
He is the RCB batsman with the highest average. If you think that having Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle is not enough for a T20 side then the RCB also has AB De Villiers who is the most lethal modern day batsman.
De Villiers has played for RCB since 2011 and has garnered 2802 runs for the RCB from 101 matches.
Both Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers have been retained by the team management for IPL 2018 but Chris Gayle has not been retained surprisingly.
The list of 5 leading run-getters also features Jaques Kallis and Rahul Dravid. Both of these legends were associated with the Royal Challengers Bangalore between 2008 and 2010. While Kallis scored 1132 runs for the RCB from 42 matches, Rahul Dravid scored 898 runs in 43 matches he played for the RCB.
Here is the list of 5 leading run-getters for the RCB. Virat Kohli is on top of the list and well ahead of Chris Gayle.
1.Virat Kohli (2008-2017): 4418 runs
2.Chris Gayle (2011-2017): 3163 runs
3.AB De Villiers (2011-2017): 2802 runs
4.Jacques Kallis (2008-2010): 1132 runs
5.Rahul Dravid (2008-2010): 898 runs
