Bengaluru, March 19 -- Former India pacer Vinay Kumar was inducted into the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Hall of Fame during the RCB Unbox event on Tuesday.

Vinay joins the elite company of RCB icons Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers.

"Formidable cricketer, Our third-highest wicket-taker. We're celebrating Namma Vinay Kumar as we engrave his name on the elite list. - RCB Hall of Fame," RCB wrote on X.

Vinay also known as "The Davangere Express", was a formidable face during his time with RCB. He was a part of the franchise from 2008 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2013. He was the leading wicket-taker for RCB for two consecutive seasons with 19 wickets in 2012 and 23 in the 2013 season.

The Karnataka-born cricketer had an illustrious IPL career ...