Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday unveiled the crew’s new jersey for IPL 2023 within the presence of over 20000 followers at their residence floor M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The occasion the place the brand new jersey was unboxed was named ‘RCB Unbox’ and noticed an enormous fan following. It was attended by star batsman Virat Kohli, captain Faf du Plessis, former RCB veterans Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers.
“I’m very excited to welcome the followers to the stadium after 3 years. Practicing in entrance of some superb followers as a part of RCB’s Unbox was an thrilling expertise. It was additionally thrilling to welcome AB and Chris on their special occasion and it was great to really feel the power, stated RCB captain Faf du Plessis.
Gayle and ABD had been inducted into the RCB Hall of Fame and introduced with mementos in the course of the ceremony. RCB on Sunday retired the jersey numbers 333 and 17 of Gayle and de Villiers as a mark of respect. Singers Sonu Nigam and Jason Derulo carried out later in the course of the occasion.
Top moments of RCB Unboxed
Lap of Honor, Hall of Fame, Abby and Chris’ Retiring Jerseys, Jersey Unveiled #IPL2023Practice in entrance of 20000+ followers, concert events and rather more… #RCBunbox The one introduced by Walkers & Co. in entrance of our home viewers was an enormous hit! pic.twitter.com/WzvelTzlEe
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 27, 2023
Gayle, who scored 3,163 runs in 84 matches for the crew at a median of lower than 44 and a strike price of 152.7, stated, “First of all, thank you very much to RCB for inducting me into the Hall of Fame. To RCB I have many fond memories of playing at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. It is like homecoming for me and it is a pleasure to reconnect with the team, the players and most of all the fans. The mantra of RCB, RCB will always be with me.”
An evening to recollect for all RCB followers!
From recreation changers to historical past makers, we pay tribute to our Hall of Famers in 🎖️type #RCBunbox Presented by Walker & Company!#playbold #ourrcb #IPL2023 , @ABdeVilliers17 @henrygayle pic.twitter.com/3nIRboFtdg
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 26, 2023
While AB de Villiers, who performed for RCB with 5,000 runs in 144 matches and a strike price of 158.6, additionally recalled his RCB reminiscences, saying, “It is a massive touching gesture by RCB to induct me into the Hall of Fame And it has a very special place in my heart. I missed the atmosphere at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, and it was thrilling for me to relive all those experiences once again during the RCB Unbox.”
The crew additionally held a crew apply session at their residence venue the place they are going to be enjoying for the primary time in three years. RCB will start their IPL 2023 marketing campaign at residence on April 2.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
