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The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is just a few days away. IPL 2024 will start from March 22. In the first match of the season, defending champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Before this, a big change has been seen in the RCB team.
RCB changed its name
In the unboxing event of RCB, the name of the franchise was changed from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB is not the first team to change its name. Before this, 3 more franchises have changed their names. Which includes Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad changed its name
Indian Premier League was started in the year 2008. Rajasthan Royals had captured the title in the first season. In the next season of the league, Deccan Chargers defeated RCB and won the trophy. The franchise changed its name to Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2013. This period also saw a change in team ownership. After changing the name, the team once again won IPL 2016. This time also the team defeated RCB in the decisive match.
Delhi Daredevils became Delhi Capitals
After Sunrisers Hyderabad, now the name of Delhi team has also changed. The Delhi Daredevils franchise became Delhi Capitals in 2018. However, even after changing the name, the fortunes of the team have not changed and the franchise is still in search of the title. In the year 2020, Delhi Capitals reached the final, where it lost to Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets.
Punjab Kings are in search of trophy
Before RCB, the last time any franchise changed its name was in 2021. Before the 14th season, Kings XI Punjab was renamed Punjab Kings. Even after the name change, the franchise is still not winning. However, in 2014, the Punjab team reached the finals but had to face defeat. In the final, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Punjab by 3 wickets.