RCB will retire the iconic jersey numbers of AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle (@RCBTweets).
Last year, RCB announced that the two legendary stars would be inducted into the Hall of Fame as Virat Kohli, who has played a lot of cricket with the duo, shared a special message for them.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have decided to retire the jersey numbers of their former players AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle – two iconic stars who served the franchise for many years and won many matches for them. De Villiers wore the number 17 jersey for RCB while Gayle wore the number 333 jersey which was also his highest score in Test cricket. RCB will host an ‘Unbox’ event on March 26, Sunday, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Both the stars will also be inducted into the RCB Hall of Fame during the event.
RCB tweeted, “Jersey number 17 and 333 will be retired forever as a tribute to @ABdeVilliers17 and @henrygayle when we induct RCB legends into the Hall of Fame, in #RCBUnbox presented by Walkers & Co.” “
Last year, RCB had announced that these two legendary stars would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Virat Kohli The one who played a lot of cricket with both of them shared a special message for them.
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Virat Kohli said, “AB has truly changed the game of cricket with his innovation, talent and sportsmanship which truly defines the RCB Play Bold philosophy.” “It is really special for me to do this for both of you. We watch videos of how the IPL has changed the way it is played over the years. Two men who have had a huge impact on the IPL getting to where it is today; And RCB is where it is today.”
De Villiers joined RCB in 2011 and scored 4491 runs for them in a total of 156 matches spanning 11 seasons. He scored 37 half-centuries and 2 centuries for the Bangalore-based franchise.
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While Gayle scored 3163 runs while playing for RCB from 2011 to 2017. He scored five centuries in the RCB jersey, including an innings of 175 which is still the highest score by a batsman in IPL history.
The mega unbox event at the Chinnaswamy Stadium will be a curtain raiser for the next season of RCB as celebrities like Sonu Nigam and Jason Derulo will perform at the event.
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