"What truly stood out to me was your belief in that ability. You had a crazy amount of belief that you could execute whatever you wanted to on a cricket field, and you normally did. That is why you ended up being so special," Virat Kohli wrote.
SA20 confirmed on Monday, August 5, the signing of Dinesh Karthik as the league's ambassador for the global footprint of the tournament. In just two seasons, SA20 has been able to catch the imagination of viewers and overseas players among other stakeholders.
"I feel there's too much risk in those first couple of overs to go and ask Virat to take the game on, to hit the ball in the air. All I want him to do is to bat between overs 4 and 16-17, somewhere there," Ab de Villiers said on Virat Kohli's role in the T20 World Cup 2024.
MS Dhoni underwent surgery on his left knee in Mumbai immediately after the end of IPL (Indian Premier League) 2023. He will be back in action for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) during IPL 2024.
MS Dhoni's journey in the Indian Premier League is nothing short of extraordinary. Despite playing in the middle order, Dhoni has scored over 5000 runs in the Indian cash-rich league. He is now inches away from achieving what the likes of de Villiers and Gayle have not.
Ravichandran Ashwin recently became the second Indian to pick 500 Test wickets as he achieved the milestone during the India vs England 3rd Test in Rajkot. He has been a vital cog for numerous wins for India over the years. AB de Villiers has heaped praise on him.
"I shared information that was not confirmed at all so. I am begging everyone out there to respect him and his family and his private time. Hopefully, we will see Virat back, happy and scoring runs," de Villiers said in his latest YouTube video on Sunday.
'Virat's second child is on the way. It's family time and things are important to him. If you are not true and genuine to yourself, you lose track of what you are here for. I think most people's priority is family. You can't judge Virat for that," de Villiers said.
Team India face a massive selection conundrum ahead of the second Test against England with a few first-choice players unavailable. Do they go with Rajat Patidar or Sarfaraz Khan in the main order? AB de Villiers has named his pick as India look to level the series.
The first day of the Hyderabad Test belonged to India as the hosts scored 119 runs at the stumps with 9 wickets in hand a deficit of 127 runs left. However, one of the moments of the day featured England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who tripped over stumps as he kept watching the ball.
"South Africa's Test squad for New Zealand has sent shockwaves around the cricketing world and has made it clear that Test cricket is under pressure, for that matter even ODI cricket and the whole system is turning around T20 cricket," de Villiers said.
"Indian team has arrived in South Africa with its best ever chance. For the first time they have got fast bowlers, who can bowl 'the line' and not just hit the length. India have been coming for many years but very few of your fast bowlers were line bowlers," AB de Villiers said.
Shubman Gill assumed Gujarat Titans' captaincy after Hardik Pandya made a move back to the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL. However, former South Africa great AB de Villiers feels that the Titans could have gone with an experienced option rather than throwing Gill in the role.
India are taking on Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and the batting maestro Virat Kohli is inching towards a couple of big milestones. Kohli can achieve an international record as well as a feat in the World Cup as he hopes to continue his good form in the World Cup.
South Australia Redbacks' Jake Fraser-McGurk smashed a 29-ball century breaking multiple records amid a carnage in Adelaide against Tasmania in the Marsh Cup match. Fraser-McGurk broke AB de Villiers' 8-year-old record to script history on Sunday, October 8.
"Rohit was fourth slowest to 2,000 runs, but the second fastest to 10,000. How's that for a comeback? I have a lot of respect for him," de Villiers said.
AB de Villiers is relieved to see Suryakumar Yadav pip the likes of Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma to make it to India's ODI World Cup squad. He also had advice for the Indian 360-degree to come good in ODIs.
Ab de Villiers has given suggestion regarding Indian batting. De Villiers believes that Virat Kohli is perfect to bat at number four. De Villiers also agreed that Kohli's record at number three is very good, but on the other hand he suggested that Virat can bat at number four as well.
AB de Villiers shares a piece of advice to Virat Kohli ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup.
"We are far too obsessed with individual achievement within a team sport," Harsha Bhogle points out the lack of landmarks in T20 cricket.
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