Ab de villiers expressed his love for RCB and why he felt like a part of franchise (picture via x/@wisdencricket) Former South Africa’s captain AB de Villiers opened up about his long stint with Royal Challengers Bengalur and thought about the bond he built with the franchise and his unforgettable connection with Virt Kohl. De Villiers, who represented RCB for 11 seasons, became one of the cornerstones of the side along similar Kohl and Chris Gayle. Despite his best efforts, the title IPL escaped during his playing, while the franchise raised its first crown only in 2025 after retirement.
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De Villiers spoke to the Vouská in front of the podcast and explained how he immediately felt at home after moving to RCB from Delhi. “I don’t know what it is. I think I’m just – I was accepted and supported. In the first three years I didn’t feel so in Delhi (Daredevils),” I recalled. “But I think I arrived on RCB and I was told,” You’ll play. You’re one of our main guys here. We don’t care what happened in the past. You’re our main guy. “And like, cool. The South African was also thinking about his fertile partnership with Kohli, with whom he shares two record stands in IPL. “We played a game in a similar way. We are very busy with a fold, we are running hard, we are really trying to get what the pitch -ups are trying to do, and find a way to attack the pitch,” he said.
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He added that he remembered his highest moments and added, “There were two partnerships with him, one in WankHhed and one in Chinnaswamy, both of them were daily games. We were both in the form of our lives.
