The intra-squad practice match turned into an edge-of-the-seat thriller with fantastic performances from both teams, RCB-A and RCB-B, led by Harshal Patel and Devdutt Padikkal respectively.
As India continued to persist with the four seamers and a specialist spinner strategy for the fourth Test against England, skipper Virat Kohli had been subjected to sharp criticism by fans for backing Ravindra Jadeja and not selecting Ashwin in the playing XI.
De Villiers will now have to undergo a quarantine of six days before hitting the ground for training sessions.
Boucher added that South Africa will have to respect de Villiers's decision and move forward.
CSA said that "discussions with AB de Villiers have concluded with the batsman deciding once and for all, that his retirement will remain final."
The 29 completed matches at the halfway stage of the tournament provided ample breathtaking performances to select the best XI from the season so far.
The RCB batsman recollected his experience of playing with the franchise's two big stars - Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.
In India TV's post-match show Cricket Dhamaka, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that de Villiers' innings was the turning point of the game.
Royal Challengers Bangalore clinched the nail-biter to go to the top of the table once again.
Reaching the feat in his 161st innings, De Villiers surpassed Dhawan (168 innings) to become the third-fastest cricketer to the 5000 IPL runs after Warner (135 innings) and Kohli (157 innings).
De Villiers, 37, said he is going to communicate with South Africa head coach Mark Boucher towards the end of the IPL.
Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers's whirlwind half centuries propelled RCB to 204/4 and KKR scored 166/8 in reply.
RCB have never won an IPL title.
Mark Boucher revealed that he had a conversation with de Villiers before the latter's departure to India for the IPL.
De Villiers, 37, had not played any competitive cricket since the 2020 IPL in which RCB were knocked out in the first Eliminator on November 6.
Maxwell, who aggregated just 108 in 13 matches at an average of just over 15 in IPL 2020, was picked by the Bangalore-based outfit in the mini-auction earlier this year.
Glenn Maxwell made an impressive start to the 2021 IPL campaign with RCB, scoring 39 off 28 deliveries in the 160-run chase.
AB de Villiers smashed a 27-ball 48 and guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to a two-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2021 opener on Friday.
Harshal produced a death over masterclass with a five-wicket haul and restricted MI to 159/9 at Chepauk.
De Villiers had earlier spoken on RCB's Bold Diaries video about his preparations and net sessions ahead of the IPL.
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