The trio of Kohli, Gayle, and de Villiers last played for RCB in 2017, when the West Indian was released ahead of the 2018 mega auctions and purchased by Punjab Kings. Kohli is the only active player among the three, as de Villiers retired last year and Gayle played his final IPL match in 2021.
De Villiers played 157 games for the team between 2011 and 2021. He scored 4,522 runs at a 41.10 average. He had a strike rate of more than 158 and scored two centuries and 37 fifties for the team.
Gayle, on the other hand, played 91 matches for RCB from 2011 to 2017, scoring 3,420 runs at a strike rate of over 154, five centuries, and 21 half-centuries. His highest possible score is 175*.
So far in the IPL 2023, RCB has won two games and lost two. RCB defeated Delhi Capitals by 23 runs on Saturday at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. On Monday, the Royal Challengers Bangalore will face the Chennai Super Kings.
