IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore to retire jersey numbers of AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle

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The
franchise
will
make
the
decision
official
after
the
two
cricketing
legends
are
inducted
into
its
Hall
of
Fame
on
March
26.

“Jersey
numbers
17
and
333
will
be
retired
forever
as
a
tribute
to
@ABdeVilliers17
and
@henrygayle,
when
we
induct
the
legends
of
RCB
into
the
Hall
of
Fame,”
RCB
tweeted.

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AB
de
Villiers
IPL
Stats
for
RCB

Jersey
No.
17
became
synonymous
with
South
Africa
batting
great
de
Villiers,
who
played
11
seasons
(2011-2021)
for
RCB
and
scored
4,491
runs
in
156
matches
for
the
franchise.

The
Protea
cricketer
also
slammed
37
half-centuries
and
two
centuries
for
RCB,
with
the
highest
score
of
133
not
out
in
2015.
De
Villiers,
who
announced
his
retirement
from
all
forms
of
cricket
in
November
2021,
had
a
strike
rate
touching
152
for
RCB.

With
Virat
Kohli,
de
Villiers
posted
five
100-plus
partnerships
for
RCB
and
two
200-plus
stands,
the
only
pair
in
the
world
to
post
two
such
partnerships.

Chris
Gayle
IPL
stats
for
RCB

West
Indian
hard
hitter
Gayle
played
for
RCB
for
seven
seasons
(2011-2017)
and
his
jersey
No.
333
became
the
most
feared
among
opposing
teams.

During
the
2013
IPL
season,
the
Jamaican
smashed
a
mindboggling
708
runs
in
16
matches
for
RCB,
including
an
unbeaten
175.

Gayle
began
his
IPL
stint
with
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
in
2009,
before
moving
to
RCB,
where
he
served
the
longest
stint
with
a
franchise.
He
was
bought
by
Punjab
Kings
in
2018,
where
he
played
four
seasons.

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