Ahead of the start of the IPL 2024 season, RCB is set to change its name from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Though the franchise has not yet revealed officially at present, they gave a glimpse regarding the name change in their recent X(Twitter) post.
RCB to change name as Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
As per IPL 2024 Schedule, RCB will play their first game of the season against defending champions Chennai Super Kings on March 22 in Chennai.
Ahead of the start of the IPL 2024, RCB released many videos on their official social media pages teasing a name change to their existing name.
The official announcement is expected to be made during the RCB Unbox Event but with hours for the show, RCB’s new logo has been leaked on social media and went viral. Along with the logo RCB’s IPL 2024 Jersey has also been leaked.
On March 13, 2024, RCB official X handle posted a video starring Kannada cine star Rishabh Shetty. The video symbolically represents a name change to their team’s last name – Bangalore. Watch the video below:
ರಿಷಬ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಎನ್ ಹೇಳ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಅರ್ಥ ಆಯ್ತಾ?
Understood what Rishabh Shetty is trying to say?
You’ll find out at RCB Unbox. Buy your tickets now. 🎟️@shetty_rishab #RCBUnbox #PlayBold #ArthaAytha #ನಮ್ಮRCB pic.twitter.com/sSrbf5HFmd
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 13, 2024
Following the post, RCB fans went crazy and started to believe that RCB finally is set to change their name to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The official announcement will be made during this year’s RCB Unbox event.
RCB Unbox Event 2024 will be hosted at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 19, 2024. The tickets for the event will go on sale on 9th March. RCB Unbox Event 2024 tickets will range from INR 800 to INR 4000. The tickets can be bought from the RCB website and the RCB App.
Apart from the possibilities of the name change, RCB will also unveil their IPL 2024 Jersey during the unbox event. As of last season, Faf du Plessis will lead the RCB squad in the Indian Premier League 2024 season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore who still waits to lift their maiden IPL trophy have failed to enter last year’s playoff round after managing to register only 7 victories out of 14 league games.
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