AB de Villiers has partly backed India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s recent remark that batting orders in ODIs are “overrated”, while stressing the importance of balancing flexibility with clearly defined roles. Speaking on his YouTube channel after India’s 2–1 series win over South Africa, de Villiers said he agreed with Gambhir to a point. “I do […]

Former South African captain AB de Villiers applauded Simon Harmer for his heroics, as South Africa scripted a historic Test series win in India recently as well. While talking about his struggles in playing for South Africa regularly, AB de Villiers said that he always knew Harmer was a match-winner. Recalling his tour of India […]

Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers commented on Temba Bavuma after South Africa’s historic Test series win on Indian soil as well. While talking about Bavuma’s demeanour, De Villiers said that he reminds him a lot of MS Dhoni, who hardly raised his voice with his teammates as well. Speaking about Bavuma to Ravichandran […]

Former South African player AB de Villiers has opened up on how Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir finds himself under scrutiny after a second series sweep at home as well. De Villiers also said that he has seen Gambhir as an emotional player, but added that it usually doesn’t bode well for a team […]

Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has sparked a fresh debate around India’s approach to home conditions, suggesting that head coach Gautam Gambhir may have been subtly questioning his own players after the first Test at Eden Gardens. According to de Villiers, Gambhir’s remark—that the curator delivered exactly the pitch India had requested—felt like […]

Former RCB player AB de Villiers raised a huge concern regarding SRH skipper Pat Cummins ahead of the IPL 2026 auction as well. Cummins’ fitness will be a major concern for SRH as well. Notably, Cummins has been ruled out of the first Ashes 2025-26 Test due to a back injury. “They’ve kept some of […]

Veteran RCB batter AB de Villiers opined on the players released by the defending champions ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. Notably, they retained the majority of their main players with a few big releases like Liam Livingstone, Mayank Agarwal, and Lungi Ngidi as well. “No surprise here as we kept the bulk of the […]

Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliance in T20 cricket is unquestionable — his numbers and match-winning performances make him one of India’s most explosive white-ball batters. Yet, the mystery remains: why hasn’t “SKY” been able to replicate that same magic in ODIs? The Mumbai-born star recently admitted that he’s still searching for the right balance between his aggressive […]

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s explosive T20I captain and one of the most innovative stroke-makers in modern cricket, has made an emotional appeal to his idol AB de Villiers, seeking guidance to revive his faltering ODI career and keep his World Cup ambitions alive. Despite his success in T20s, the 33-year-old admitted that he’s still searching for […]

AB de Villiers has come out strongly in support of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, hitting back at critics who have questioned the two Indian stalwarts as they approach the twilight of their legendary careers. Both players had a tough start to the Australia tour — Rohit scored just 8 in the opener before rebounding […]