Watch: AB de Villiers arrives in Bengaluru to 'have a chat with the RCB guys' ahead of IPL 2023

AB de Villiers has a huge fanbase across India thanks to his long association with the Indian Premier League. Though he started his IPL journey with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in the inaugural season, since 2012 the explosive batter has been associated with the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

When he announced his retirement from all formats of cricket in November 2021, the news hit the RCB supporters quite hard. However, later in October 2022, De Villiers promised to make a comeback in the RCB dugout in some other role. Speculations of his reunion with the IPL franchise got new wind with his arrival in Bengaluru.

“Ladies & Gentlemen, the superhuman is here and he is telling you why. Welcome home, AB de Villiers,” RCB wrote while sharing a video of the former cricketer’s ride to the hotel from the airport. “I’m here to have a chat with the RCB guys about this year’s IPL,” De Villiers says in the video.

Ladies & Gentlemen, the super human is here and he’s telling you why. Welcome home, @ABdeVilliers17 ❤️#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/3FgCxYGd3f

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 3, 2022

The return of their favourite player unquestionably delighted the RCB fans. “Welcome back Alien de Villiers,” a fan wrote in response to RCB’s tweet while another commented, “Finally he is back.”

Wlcm back Alien DeVilliers