IPL 2017: RCB, a rudderless group of Galacticos

A team with Kohli, de Villiers and Gayle in line-up should not have performed as badly as RCB has

When the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was about to take off, one side that looked the most menacing – at least on paper – was Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The first glimpse of the line-up easily reminded one of the term ‘galactico’, now famous in the world of football for describing either a superstar signing or being transferred for an exorbitant price. The term is more commonly used for every big player Real Madrid signed during the year 2000. 

In IPL, the RCB team, clearly, has been one of galacticos – with stars like Virat Kohli, AB