AB de Villiers To Make A Comeback In The Indian T20 League?
Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers for Bangalore franchise (Image Source: Twitter)
AB de Villiers is known as one of favourite cricketers around the globe. In the Indian T20 League, he has represented the Bangalore franchise for many years. Hence, Indian fans, especially the Bangalore fans have a special place for the Protea batter. Apart from fans’ support and love, de Villiers also had a great relationship with the former Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli.
But, there are some speculations that he might make a surprising comeback in the next edition of the Indian T20 League. In a recent interview, he also suggested that he will love to get associated with the tournament the next year.
“I’ll be definitely around the Indian T20 League next year in whatever capacity” – AB de Villiers
While speaking to the VU Sports YouTube channel, Ab de Villiers and Wasim Jaffer attended a program named VUSPORT Scouts. They uploaded the video on 25 march 2022. During that interaction, de Villiers said that in 2023, some matches are going to happen in Bangalore only. Hence, he will love to visit his second hometown.
De Villiers said: “I’ve heard that we’ve few games in Bangalore next year, so I would love to return to my second hometown. I’ll be definitely around the IPL next year in whatever capacity”. Speaking of Bangalore’s journey in the last edition of the Indian T20 League, they lost in the second qualifier against the Rajasthan franchise. After Virat Kohli, another protea Faf du Plessis led the franchise for the first time last year.
Even, Kohli shared that he missed a lot of de Villers in the last Indian T20 League season. “I miss him a lot. I speak to him regularly, quite regularly. He keeps messaging me. He was in the US recently watching golf. Augusta Masters is what I heard it was called. So he told me he was there experiencing it with his friends and family. So we stay in touch and he’s very keenly watching Bangalore and hopefully will be here next year in some capacity,” Virat Kohli said.
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[…] AB de Villiers was synonymous with the Bangalore team in the Indian T20 League from 2011 to 2021. During his stint, the team’s fans loved him immensely. A while after the 2021 season, the former South Africa skipper decided to retire from all forms of the game. The right-hander had already retired from international cricket in 2018. Meanwhile, the Pretoria player has confirmed that he will join the Bangalore franchise but not as a player. […]
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