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AB first played for Delhi Daredevils in IPL
Said- the team had promised to retain but did not
De Villiers was an important member of the RCB team later
New Delhi. South Africa’s AB de Villiers may have retired from all forms of cricket, but his bond with the IPL team RCB remains intact. As a player of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), AB has trained Virat Kohli. Played many excellent innings with N. De Villiers and ruled the hearts of the fans. In his latest YouTube channel, amidst the dramatic events of Mumbai Indians team member Cameron Green joining the RCB team and Hardik Pandya Pandya) has talked about issues like his return to his original team Mumbai Indians.
During this, AB mentioned the incident of being released by Delhi Daredevils (new name Delhi Capitals) in 2010 despite the promise of retaining him. According to this former South African cricketer, this incident was a big shock for him. Was like.
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AB said, ‘When I was playing in the IPL season 2010, they called me to the office of Delhi Daredevils and said – Young AB de Villiers, you will be retained. I was sitting with David Warner in that meeting. About a- When I came to know after two weeks that I had been released, I was surprised. Communication was not good in those days but it should be different these days. He said, ‘In such a situation you remain in a state of uncertainty about your career. I think I played only five games in that IPL season in 2010 so a lot of doubts arose in my mind but I had a very good international season. I kept performing well and the auction happened and luckily I was bought by RCB. It changed my life forever. I have very good memories of this.
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De Villiers played in the IPL from 2008 to 2021 and represented Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore during this period. He played 184 matches in this major cricket league and scored 5162 runs at an average of 39.70 (strike rate 151.68), which included three centuries and 40 half-centuries. are. AB’s unbeaten 133 runs was the highest score in IPL. During this period he hit 413 fours and 251 sixes. De Villiers was also called a 360 degree player due to his ability to play strokes in any corner of the wicket.
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Tags: AB De Villiers, IPL, rcb
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 30, 2023, 12:14 IST