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Royal Challengers Bangalore To Play Green Game On Sunday

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are all set to showcase their commitment towards green initiatives as they will play the “Green Game” of this year’s IPL on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Green Game was conceived in 2011 and since then RCB have dedicated one of their home matches to the ‘Go Green’ initiatives to spread awareness and need for a cleaner and greener environment.

Royal Challengers Bangalore players will also be sporting recycled green jerseys for the blockbuster match on Sunday. These jerseys are made utilising the recycled waste collected at the stadium. Have you ever thought about what kind of recycled waste is needed to generate these kits? Here are some of the numbers to consider. RCB’s season opener match alone generated 9047.6 kg waste in the stadium as much as 19488 water bottles were used. 

As per estimates, an average of 8 tons of dry waste, food waste, and other recyclable wastes are generated from the stadium after every match. Implementation of waste segregation practices have helped to gather and segregate dry, food and non-recyclable wastes and process them completely to further recycle and make recycled products like shirts and other sustainable goods.

Working closely with Good Era, Implementation Partner for Go Green Initiative, RCB have uniquely developed a Green Army, a one-of-its- kind sustainability help group that they take copious help to keep the stadium premises clean.

“Royal Challengers Bangalore is the world’s first carbon neutral cricket team and the foremost cricket franchise in the world rallying behind a people’s driven movement for greener planet. “Go Green” is not just an initiative for us but an aspiring movement to seek behavioural changes, contributing to solving various challenges related to climate change. It transcends beyond cricket and connects fans at a much deeper level, an engagement with a purpose,” said Rajesh Menon, VP & Head of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

This year’s mission will also see RCB restore two lakes in South Bengaluru covering 44 acres and close to 200 schools will see the Green School certification roll out. “As part of our year-long commitment, we will enable and encourage sustainability for the people, of the people, and by the people through a unique fan-driven model of carbon neutrality and rejuvenating and restoring the city lakes which were once the pride of Bangalore city. We also feel we need to begin early in life to start living consciously and therefore Green School is an initiative to involve future generation to be a part of the movement,” Menon added.

Royal Challengers Bangalore has created a digital green pledge forum on their official website for the fans to come together, synergize commitment around chosen initiatives on pressing issues of sustainability to complete with contributions/on ground implementation programs/measuring impact and sustenance.

Keeping up with the commitments of sustainability, cricket matches are conducted utilising solar and wind power at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium as well, which is now transformed into a green stadium. RCB intends to expand these holistic green initiatives and encourage fans from world over to join the crusade to encourage sustainable and eco-friendly living.

About Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is owned by Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited, a subsidiary of Diageo India. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). One of the original ten teams, the team has made three final appearances in the IPL (in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, in 2011 to the Chennai Super Kings and 2016 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad) for which they finished runners-up in all and reached the Playoffs for three consecutive years in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The squad consists of a fine blend of proven stars of the international arena and emerging talent. The international stars include the likes of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga and Josh Hazlewood, the team over the past few years has also nurtured and developed top domestic talents.

Two outstanding fast bowlers, Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj have gone on to become a regular feature for Team India across different formats, while more recently Shahbaz Ahmed and Rajat Patidar have earned a maiden national team call-up.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore won the rights to own and operate a team in Women’s Premier League with a bid of 901 Crores in January 2023. RCB shaped a bold squad in the auction with the buy of distinguished Indian opener Smriti Mandhana (INR 3.40 CR), who also happened to become the most expensive buy not only at WPL but among all other women’s cricket leagues in the world.

Following the acquisition of the two-time ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year, the team proceeded to add notable international names to their squad including the Australian duo of all-rounder Ellyse Perry (INR 1.70 CR), and medium pacer Megan Schutt (INR 40 lakh), New Zealand’s captain Sophie Devine (INR 50 lakh), England’s skipper Heather Knight (INR 40 lakh) and South African all-rounder Dane Van Niekerk (INR 30 lakh).The young and emerging talented wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh (INR 1.90 crore) and right-arm pacer Renuka Singh (INR 1.50 crore) were among the significant Indian additions to RCB’s star-studded roster.

Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the most followed and loved T-20 teams and is recognized as one of the most engaged sports teams on social media platforms. RCB has evolved in their journey of brand building with multiple business ventures like RCB Hustle (a fitness product by RCB).

RCB, a premium line of non-alcoholic mixer which is launched as an extension to already successful venture, RCB Bar & Café. Dash of Royal Challengers Bangalore is the first of other Fast-Moving Consumer Goods options that the cricket brand has launched. The next in line is Dash of RCB – Bar Snacks, Uncut by RCB – a plant-based meat product, soon to be launched. RCB has adopted the philosophy #PlayBold which resonates both on and off the field – Defeats don’t defeat us, the Challenger Spirit keeps us alive’. 

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