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Siddharta & Kumble reveal Bengalore's new Green jersey Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Indian Premier League team at the forefront of creating environmental awareness, on Wednesday marked another step in its ongoing Green Initiative by unveiling a special jersey. Sidhartha Mallya, Director, Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd unveiled the "Green Jersey" at a special launch event in Bangalore. The Royal Challengers will don the Green jersey in the home match against the Kochi Tuskers in the match to be played on May 8, 2011 as a symbol of the team's commitment to the Green Initiative. This special jersey is distinct from RCB's traditional red and gold coloured team attire. This special jersey will be signed by the Royal Challengers team and auctioned and the proceeds will go towards the team's Green Initiative. The entire RCB team will take the Green Pledge towards a greener lifestyle with more than 40,000 fans at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Anil

Royal Challengers Bengaluru   Captain – D Vettori          Coach – R Jennings Ground ·          Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Squad Daniel Vettori(Captain), Virat Kohli, Mohammed Kaif, Tilkaratane Dilshan, Zaheer Khan, Ab De Villers, Saurabh Tiwary, Dirk Nannes, Cheteshwara Pujara, Charl Langeveldt, Luke Pomersbach, Abhimanyu Mithun, Johan van der Wath, Nuwan Pradeep, Rilee Rossouw, Jonathan Vandiar, Mayank Aggarwal, KB Karthik, Asad Pathan, Raju Bhatkal, CM Gautam(wk), Sreenath Aravind, Bharat BN, Ryan Ninan. Abrar Kazi Best Performance in IPL – Runners Up 2009, Third Position 2010 Strengths ·          Explosive campaigners in Dilshan, Saurab Tiwary, Virat Kohli, Vandiar & De Villiers ·          Strong Bowling lineup with Zaheer Khan, Nannes, Langeveldt,Vettori & Mithun ·          Very dependable Indian players Weakness ·          Very defensive Captain in Vettori compared to Kumble ·          No finishers ·          Spin department is vacant if Vettori is injured ·