Why RCB wear green jersey? How RCB performed in Green in all matches over the years

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be sporting Green Jersey as they lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. As a part of RCB’s ‘Go Green’ initiative, they have been wearing a green jersey every season since 2011. It has become a crucial part of the team culture since 2011. Ever since, there have been only one year where they didn’t play in Green. In 2021, RCB was seen in Blue Jerseys to pay a tribute to the covid frontline workers. ‘Go Green’ inititative aims to create awareness about the need for environment conservation. It promotes the need of a cleaner, greener environment for the future generations.

RCB to wear green jersey against SRH

As a part of the campaign, skipper Virat Kohli would gift a small plant to the opposition. However, this year Faf du Plessis is the captain so he is expected to do the honors. The first time RCB worn the greens back in 2011, they defeated Kochi Tuskers Kerala by 9 wickets. In 2016, a 229 run partnership between ABD and Virat helped them defeat Gujarat Lions by a whopping 144 runs. Historically, RCB’s performance has not been great in the Green outfits.

“The ‘Go Green’ sustainability initiative has been a huge part of our RCB culture since 2011. Over the years we have seen RCB sport the green jersey in the day game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to create awareness around a greener and more sustainable planet Earth. Continuing the go green cause that we truly believe in RCB will be wearing the green match kits on the 8th of May when we take on Sunrisers Hyderabad.”

Virat Kohli

RCB performance in ‘Go Green’ matches