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Why Is RCB Wearing Green Jersey Today at Home in RCB vs DC IPL 2026 Fixture?

Chandra Moulee Das

Why Is RCB Wearing Green Jersey Today at Home in RCB vs DC IPL 2026 Fixture? The answer is simple: Royal Challengers Bengaluru players will be wearing their second jersey in the clash against Delhi Capitals today (April 18) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2026).

Why Is RCB Wearing Green Jersey Today at Home in RCB vs DC IPL 2026 Fixture?

The question ‘Why Is RCB Wearing Green Jersey Today at Home in RCB vs DC IPL 2026 Fixture?’ has been trending since the coin toss since Rajat Patidar walked out wearing their alternate kit. The reason behind RCB making a deviation from the regular red jersey is due to the franchise’s long-running sustainability drive of the ‘Green Initiative’.

The same was confirmed by RCB skipper Rajat Patidar during toss.

“Yeah, I think we wear this jersey to show our commitment to sustainability and encourage everyone to make green choices for the planet.”

Speaking about the RCB vs DC match, Axar Patel won the toss for the Capitals and have put Rajat Patidar’s men to bat first.

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RCB form in IPL 2026

The defending champions have picked up from where they left off last season and have already emerged as one of the strong contenders to reach for the IPL 2026 playoffs. RCB currently occupy the second position in the points table with four wins in five games and eight points to their tally. The only defeat so far in this edition have come against Rajasthan Royals (RR).

Their batting department comprising the likes of Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar have all looked in stellar form while the bowling attack have also been bolstered with the return of Josh Hazlewood.

RCB vs DC Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood

RCB Impact Subs: Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal

Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

DC Impact Subs: Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana

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