The former South African skipper provided the much needed final flourish with a 51-run innings off 30 balls to take RCB to 163 for five.
A brilliant 42-ball 56 from debutant Devdutt Padikkal and a three-wicket burst from Yujvendra Chahal that caused a spectacular batting collapse helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 10 runs in their opening game
Debutant Padikkal and seasoned De Villiers take RCB past 150 while Chahal puts a block on Sunrisers top order.
The former South African star, who smashes 30-ball 51 against SRH, takes his overall 6s tally to 214 in 155 games in the Indian Premier League.
Earlier this week, RCB said that the players will sport the jerseys with the "My COVID Heroes" written on them all through the IPL season.
The cricket legend feels Royal Challengers Bangalore have an explosive batting unit but questions team's ability to defend a target.
The dynamic duo of Kohli and De Villiers are desperate to lift the trophy in the 2020 season of IPL in UAE. ABD is even ready to bowl for the team if required in any conditions.
De Villiers said he would also miss playing in front of packed crowds in India with the event to be played behind closed doors in UAE due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kohli on Wednesday posted a couple of photos on Instagram from the pool session with his teammates. "A proper day at the pool yesterday," he captioned the post.
The 36-year-old picked a young RCB batsman, who he thinks has a lot of similarities with him in terms of playing style.
Hogg instead went ahead to Rishabh Pant as his wicketkeeping option and picked Kane Williamson from Sunrisers Hyderabad as the captain of his team.
AB de Villiers said that the RCB franchise has a more balanced squad this year with depth in all three departments: batting, bowling and fielding.
The dynamic RCB duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers is hungry to win the IPL title, but it will be an uphill task for them to lift the team on their shoulders once again.
In a video shared by the RCB, Ab de Villiers is seen mentoring Indian players Gurkeerat SIngh and Shivam Dube, while captain Virat Kohli takes on South African speedster Dale Steyn.
On Tuesday, Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a video of their training session on social media where the players were enjoying a football game.
AB de Villiers announced his international retirement in May 2018.
The RCB shared a video on their official social media profile where AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Mann, Shivam Dube and Chris Morris could be seen in action.
Besides Parthiv Patel, who has been regular with the gloves over the last two seasons, RCB has picked another specialist wicketkeeper in Jos Phillipe.
The 36-year-old, who turns out for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the T20 league, resumed training after a five-month-long coronavirus-induced break for the sport and said the first sessions were pretty good as he stuck to the basics.
Fans were left guessing as soon as the image was shared with some welcoming the idea, while others feared the position of Parthiv Patel in the playing XI.
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