The Royal Challengers, the official name for the Bangalore team for the Indian Premier League (IPL) was launched by the franchise owner and liquor baron Vijay Mallya in a city hotel in Bangalore on Wednesday.

 

 Mallya who won the team in an auction worth US$111.6 million has top players like Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Khan, Mark Boucher, Chanderpaul etc.

 

The team will be led by former Indian captain Rahul Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad will be the team coach while New Zealand's former captain Martin Crowe will be the team's chief cricket officer.

 

The team's jersey is a mix of red and yellow colors. "The colour is familiar with this part of the country and is part of the Karnataka flag," said Charu Sharma, the team's CEO.
--MP