RCB to retire jersey numbers 17 and 333 worn by AB de Villiers & Chris Gayle

New Delhi, Mar 18, (Fast Mail News):-- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will retire jersey numbers 17 and 333 worn by AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle. Two legends of cricket - Gayle and de Villiers will be inducted into the Indian Premier League (IPL) Hall of Fame on March 26.

"Jersey numbers 17 and 333 will be retired forever in honor of AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle as we induct RCB legends into the Hall of Fame," RCB tweeted.

Jersey number 17 was synonymous with de Villiers, who played 11 seasons (2011-2021) for RCB and scored 4,491 runs in 156 matches for the franchise. The charismatic South African cricketer has also scored 37 half-centuries and two centuries for RCB with a 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 of 152 for RCB.

Along with Virat Kohli, de Villiers shared five 100 plus partnerships and two 200 plus partnerships for RCB, the only pair in the world to have two such partnerships.

West Indies explosive opener Chris Gayle played for RCB for seven seasons (2011-2017) and his jersey number 333 became the most dangerous for the opposing teams.

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

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

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