Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter AB de Villiers lauded Team India batter Virat Kohli for evolving into a more attacking batter in ODIs. Despite being consistent over the years, Kohli was often risk-averse and willing to play the time game as well. However, he has revamped his batting approach to a more up-tempo style, […]

Former South African player AB de Villiers believes Vaibhav Suryavanshi should return to India’s playing 11 for the third and final T20I against Afghanistan in Delhi on September 17. Despite his Player of the Series performance in India’s last T20I series in Zimbabwe, he has warmed the bench in the first two games of the […]

Tilak Varma has been appointed vice-captain of India’s squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, beginning September 13. The second and third matches will be played on September 15 and 17 respectively. Shreyas Iyer will continue to captain the side in the T20I format for this assignment. Varma’s promotion to vice-captain represents another […]

Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers believes Tilak Varma’s batting position could be one of the biggest selection challenges for India during the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. According to de Villiers, where India choose to bat the left-hander could have a major impact on the overall balance of the playing XI. India […]

Legendary South Africa batter AB de Villiers named South Africa and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Dewald Brevis as the youngster he admires the most. He applauded the swashbuckling batter and urged fans to be more patient with him as well. He also mentioned that he has personally worked with Brevis. He also stated that […]

South Africa legend AB de Villiers faced a lot of criticism for his recent comparison between Indian legends Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. However, he has now issued a clarification over the comparison which he made earlier as well. However, in a recent video, AB de Villiers said that Kohli was better than Sachinwhen it […]

Legendary batter AB de Villiers applauded young Indian batter Dhruv Jurel amid the second Test between Sri Lanka and India at Colombo. Jurel scored a stunning hundred in the first innings. Batting at number seven, he remained unbeaten on 115 off 177 balls with nine boundaries and two sixes, helping India reach 503/9 declared as […]

Former South African player AB de Villiers believes Virat Kohli raised the bar and set the ultimate standard for Indian cricket in away matches. While naming Sachin Tendulkar as the first to set the standard for India in away games, AB de Villiers said that Kohli took it to the next level as well. Talking […]

Former South Africa and RCB batter AB de Villiers applauded Devdutt Padikkal for his stunning knock in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. Padikkal, playing a game for India for the first time since November 2024, smashed a breathtaking 131* off 178 balls to help India reach a dominant 288/2 on the […]

Former South African and RCB batter AB de Villiers picked between Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal for the number three spot in India’s playing XI for the first Test match against Sri Lanka. However, India will take on Sri Lanka in a two-match away Test series, starting at Galle on August 15. Notably, Sarfaraz Khan […]