The 2020 Indian Premier League season is on its way just one and a half months away, and Royal Challengers Bangalore have dropped a new surprise for their fans. Thirteen years after their formation back in 2008, the Bengaluru based franchise have redesigned their logo. RCB unveiled their new logo on their official Twitter handle, and the netizens have generated some hilarious reactions to it.
Early today, RCB tweeted a video where they officially showcased their new logo, with the caption: “THIS IS IT. The moment you’ve been waiting for. New Decade, New RCB, New Logo! #PlayBold”
THIS IS IT. The moment you've been waiting for. New Decade, New RCB, New Logo! #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/miROfcrpvo
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 14, 2020
This is the third logo redesign for RCB since their formation. The earlier logo was inspired from Indian whisky brand Royal Challenge, which is manufactured by United Spirits Limited, the owners of RCB. The new logo retains the ‘Royal Lion’ silhouette from the whisky brand in golden, with ‘Bangalore’ written under it, and ‘Royal Challenge’ is etched below in white over a black background. The club also released a post announcing that all their social media handles along with their official YouTube channel will undergo the logo redesign.
If you know, you know.#PlayBold #NewDecadeNewRCB pic.twitter.com/unoSfHTb4q
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 14, 2020
On the launch of their new logo, the RCB Chairman Sanjeev Churiwala said in a recent interview: “The idea behind the design of the new brand identity to give our rampant lion a contemporary makeover. The elements in the logo is a commitment to continuously entertain and engage with fans who are the force behind Royal Challengers Bangalore.”
However, the Twitterati had all kinds of riposte for the club. RCB hasn’t had any luck in clinching the title in any of the 13 IPL seasons, and some followers took advantage of this to take a jibe at the club.
— மிஸ்டர் வைரம்™ (@neer_paravai) February 14, 2020
Eee Saaal Cup Namdeyy 😂😂🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/8nIHVfQJBY
— ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ᴍᴇɴɴᴀʟᴜᴅᴜ 😍 (@TarakDhf) February 14, 2020
Is it a spot the difference challenge…? 😜
— AK4Tsay1 Cricket🏏 (@ak4tsay1_cric8) February 14, 2020
Csk and kxip lions weren’t enough. Rcb now have a lion 🙈
— Shrinidhi Varna 💻 👩💻🇮🇳 (@shrinidhivarna) February 14, 2020
Some joked about RCB frequently not making it to the semis.
RCB and fans in 2020 :
Feb : New Decade, New Name, Remember the date.
March : Can’t wait for IPL. ESCN.
April : Awwww, so cute to see Virat and AB together. RCBian 4 lyf ❤️❤️
May : If DC beat RR, MI beat CSK, KXIP beat SRH and KKR lose all their matches then we can qualify
— Rakesh kumar Singh राकेश कुमार सिंह (@RakeshS93675393) February 14, 2020
New decade, new RCB,new logo great but hope it’s not old result
— vishal heble (@vishalheble) February 14, 2020
Although, many fans were disappointed for using the old ‘Bangalore’ and not the new name ‘Bengaluru’ that is now used to denote the capital of Karnataka.
We want Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/TR1WXdCop4
— Rangers (@SRangers1) February 14, 2020
make it
We don’t want Bangalore #RoyalchallengersBengaluru— JEEVAN (@vinu8762) February 14, 2020
We want Bengaluru, not Bengalore😤#BengaloreAllaBengaluru pic.twitter.com/dEh7p1z8ER
— FanOfKingKo (@ChowkidarGurun2) February 14, 2020
You are representing state’s capital and the entire state of Karnataka. When Bangalore has become Bengaluru officially, what’s stopping you? Common! This is disappointing 😭
— MetroSaga (@metrosaga) February 14, 2020
Wtf
y dint u guys change from Bangalore to bengaluru😓😓
— Anonymous (@lame_brain_) February 14, 2020
Super colour & logo.. liked it ❤️ Change the city to ‘Bengaluru’ immediately. It’s a shame you haven’t still learnt from Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai teams 😡
— ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ Pradeep (@PBellavi) February 14, 2020
Although later, the club captain Virat Kohli himself came forward with a response. While some of the audience were having pessimistic reactions, the 31 year old showed positivity on the club’s decision.
Kohli tweeted: “LOGO ka kaam hai kehna (its natural for people to react). 😄 Thrilled to see our new @rcbtweets logo. It embodies the Bold pride and challenger spirit that our players bring to the field. Can’t wait for #IPL2020#NewDecadeNewRCB🤩“
LOGO ka kaam hai kehna. 😄 Thrilled to see our new @rcbtweets logo. It embodies the Bold pride and challenger spirit that our players bring to the field. Can’t wait for #IPL2020 #NewDecadeNewRCB 🤩 https://t.co/n8c24JqbAl
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 14, 2020
The 2020 IPL season is kicking off from 29th March.
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