Here are five current Indian stars who were also part of the RCB once:

#5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar

India’s swing king Bhuvneshwar Kumar was once part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, a side known for not possessing a great bowling unit. He was part of the RCB side in 2009 and 2010, the first two editions, but did not get a chance to play even once in the IPL.

He played one game for RCB in the Champions League T20, against the Delhi Daredevils in 2009, and did not pick up any wickets. His IPL debut came in 2011, for the Pune Warriors India. His India debut happened next year, in 2012.

#4 Manish Pandey

He is remembered in the IPL as the first Indian to score a century in the tournament - he achieved the milestone in South Africa in 2009. He was only a teenager then and has evolved to be one of India’s match-winners in the middle-order and has played for the Pune Warriors India, the Kolkata Knight Riders and now the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Because of his batting style, which is not conventional but effective, he can play in the middle order, getting crucial runs towards the death. In total he played 24 games for RCB, hitting 569 runs at an average of 31.61.

#3 Dinesh Karthik

The IPL veteran Dinesh Karthik has played for a number of IPL teams, including the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The wicketkeeper-batsman was a part of the RCB side in 2015 but had a terrible time with the bat.

Under Virat Kohli’s captaincy, Dinesh Karthik played 16 games in 2015 but scored only 141 runs at an average of 12.81. He also took 14 catches and 4 stumping which is his best in the IPL so far.

#2 Jaydev Unadkat

Jaydev Unadkat is slowly finding his way into the Indian team for the second time after playing once for them in 2010. The tall pacer was once part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, in the 2013 season, and took 13 wickets in 13 games with his left arm pace.

Unadkat has since then played for the Delhi Daredevils, the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rising Pune Supergiant, and is currently playing for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2018. He became the most expensive Indian in the auctions this time around.

#1 KL Rahul

Due to injury, KL Rahul did not play one entire season in 2017 but before that, he was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013 and then again in 2015 and 2016. The swashbuckling right-hander has been in-and-out of the Indian team due to his inconsistent form but has proven the worth that he carries for the side.

In the 2013 season, he played 5 games and scored just 20 runs for RCB. In 2015, he scored 142 runs in 9 games but rose to prominence in 2016 when he became an important part of the middle order, scoring 397 runs in 14 games at an average of 44.11.

He is now playing for the Kings XI Punjab.

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