RCB skipper Virat Kohli during a practice session at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. Pic/PTI

That the Royal Challengers Bangalore side have been very fan-friendly and in turn gathered a huge following over the years is well known. But so is the fact that they are yet to win the coveted IPL trophy. So even as skipper Virat Kohli made a grand announcement here yesterday that RCB had retired their No. 12 jersey and named it after their fans, he also touched upon the more important part of his squad boasting of a healthy all-round strength this season unlike in the past.