It is regularly running joke on social media that players leaving Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) go on to have better Indian Premier League careers and even win IPL trophies, apart from the usual trolling that Royal Challengers Bangalore have never won an trophy.
It is often down to the lack of stability in the RCB selection processes that do not give the players any sense of security, while at some other teams – like Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings – the players feel a much more sense of security in terms of their position in the side and feel more valued than they were at Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Here are 5 players who won the IPL trophy after leaving RCB:
Shane Watson
Legendary Australian all-rounder Shane Watson had immense success in the Indian Premier League: he won for inaugural Indian Premier League title in 2008 with Rajasthan Royals, then reached the final of the 2016 Indian Premier League with Royal Challengers Bangalore, but lost in the final to SRH.
Royal Challengers Bangalore released Watson, who then joined CSK in 2018. In his first season with CSK in 2018, Watson won his second IPL trophy, hammering a century in the 2018 final vs SRH.
Parthiv Patel
India left-handed wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel played for 6 different teams in his Indian Premier League career from 2008 to 2019.
He was with Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014 and was released after an ordinary season. But in the next year immediately after leaving Royal Challengers Bangalore, Parthiv helped Mumbai Indians win the 2015 Indian Premier League title and Patel and MI also won the 2017 Indian Premier League trophy.
Patel returned to Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018 but failed to win the Indian Premier League title in two seasons under Kohli.
Kedar Jadhav
Kedar Jadhav played in the Indian Premier League for 5 teams in his Indian Premier League career. One of which was Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016 and 2017. But he and RCB didn’t win any trophy. He was bought by CSK in 2018 mega-auction and Jadhav got hands on his maiden IPL trophy that season, even though he played in just one match and was ruled out due to injury.
Quinton de Kock
The move paid off instantly for MI as de Kock helped them win two consecutive trophies in 2019 and 2020.
Moeen Ali
England all-rounder Moeen Ali was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore setup from Indian Premier League 2018 to 2020, but never really got a consistent run in the team and didn’t have fixed position. He was roped in by CSK in 2021 and made a difference at number 3. Ali starred in CSK’s title-winning campaign in Indian Premier League 2021 and again in Indian Premier League 2023.
