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The South African great joined RCB in 2011 and established a rapport with Kohli.
De Villiers, who quit all forms of cricket a few months back and did not participate in IPL 2022 in which RCB will play their Eliminator match on Wednesday, said he was not yet sure in what capacity he will return.
The challenges that batsmen face towards the finals overs of an innings in limited overs games are numerous and complicated than the ones faced by those at the top of the order.
He is accused of racism by former teammate Paul Adams.
One of contemporary cricket's greatest batters, de Villiers has brought an end to his glorious 17-year career in top-flight.
The 37-year-old had played in 184 IPL matches, firstly for Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) for three seasons followed by a successful decade with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Kohli's nine-year stint as skipper of the RCB ended with a four-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator of the 2021 Indian Premier League at Sharjah on Monday.
Bolt posted a photo of himself in an RCB jersey on Twitter with his signature celebration style.
De Villiers and Kohli will quarantine for seven days before joining the rest of the squad in the training camp at the at the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research.
Some IPL evening matches, which start at 8 pm, have finished well past midnight this season due to innings stretching beyond the stipulated 90 minutes.
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