| Owner | Vijay Mallya |
| Home Ground | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Captain | Rahul Dravid |
| Icon Player | Rahul Dravid |
| Coach | Venkatesh Prasad |
| Team Value | US$ 111.6 million |
With a batting line-up that is steady but short on fire-power, the Royal Challengers, owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, has Rahul Dravid as the icon player. Jacques Kallis, S Chanderpaul, Cameroon White and Misbah-ul-Haq can expect to be in the thick of things.
Rahul Dravid (Captain)
Specialisation: Right hand batsman
Nationality: Indian
Jacques Kallis
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right arm fast medium
Nationality: South African
Anil Kumble
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Leg break Googly
Nationality: Indian
Cameron White
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Leg break Googly
Nationality: Australian
Zaheer Khan
Specialisation: Left arm fast medium
Nationality: Indian
Mark Boucher
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Wicketkeeper
Nationality: South African
Wasim Jaffer
Specialisation: Right hand batsman
Nationality: Indian
Dale Steyn
Specialisation: Right arm fast medium
Nationality: South African
S Chanderpaul
Specialisation: Left hand batsman
Nationality: West Indian
Misbah-ul-Haq
Specialisation: Right hand batsman
Nationality: Pakistan
Abdur Razzak
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Slow left-arm orthodox
Nationality: Bangladesh
Ross Taylor
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Off break
Nationality: New Zealand
Virat Kohli
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Sreevats Goswami
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, wicketkeeper
Nationality: Indian
Praveen Kumar
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm fast medium
Nationality: Indian
Sunil Joshi
Speciality: Left hand batsman, Slow left-arm orthodox
Nationality: Indian
B Akhil
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right-arm medium fast
Nationality: Indian
Vinay Kumar
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right-arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Devraj Patil
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Wicketkeeper
Nationality: Indian
Bharat Chipli
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
K P Appanna
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Left arm slow
Nationality: Indian
B Arun Kumar
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Leg break
Nationality: Indian
Martin Crowe
Chief Cricket Officer
Nationality: New Zealander
Venkatesh Prasad
Coach
Nationality: Indian
points table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | PTS | NRR |
| Delhi Daredevils | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.263 |
| Chennai Superkings | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.743 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.525 |
match schedule
- 5/3/2008Bangalore vs Hyderabad M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka Match 21
- 5/3/2008Mohali vs Kolkata Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh Match 22
- 5/4/2008Mumbai vs Delhi Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai Match 23
- 5/4/2008Jaipur vs Chennai Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur Match 24
- 5/5/2008Bangalore vs Mohali M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka Match 25