AB de Villiers had been a big part of the Royal Challenger Bangalore family before he retired from all forms of cricket last year.
De Villiers had been a big part of the RCB family before he retired from all forms of cricket last year.
Virat Kohli is hopeful that his friend and South African superstar AB de Villiers will be back at the Royal Challengers Bangalore in a new role next year.
”I miss him a lot. I talk to him regularly. He was in the US recently with his family watching golf… He is keenly observing RCB and hopefully, he will be here next year in some capacity,” Kohli said during a light-hearted chat posted on RCB‘s Twitter handle.
Kohli said he doesn’t pay heed to opinions and keeps critics at bay.
Kohli is enduring one of the worst phases of his career, having scored 216 runs in 12 matches in the IPL with just one-fifty.He has also been dismissed for three golden ducks this season.
”It has never happened to me ever in my career I think, so I just smiled. I felt like I have seen everything that the game has to show,” Kohli said.
”I and Faf have always gotten along well even before he was captain of South Africa. Faf is a guy who is sure of himself and he has full authority on the field,” he said.
”He tells me sometimes, if I mention things, that he doesn’t want to do that, which I respect a lot. That only makes you gain respect for the person you are playing under.”
With Kohli stepping down from RCB captaincy, Faf du Plessis took over the reins and Kohli said he always enjoyed mutual respect.
