AB de Villiers made a big disclosure about his old franchise Delhi Daredevils (Photo- Nagesh Ohal/IT Group Via Getty Images)
South African legendary player AB de Villiers has always had a good performance in international cricket and his fan following is also very high. Not only this, Dhakad batsman has also left his mark in the Indian Premier League. He has batted for the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in the Indian Premier League. But AB de Villiers’ IPL career started not with the Royal Challengers Bangalore team but from the Delhi Daredevils team. Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) included him in his team in the 2008 season. Recently, AB de Villiers has given a big statement about the Delhi team. De Villiers has revealed that the atmosphere of the Daredevils team was quite poisonous.
AB de Villiers opened big secrets
In an interview with Cricket.com, AB de Villiers said, ‘I cannot tell you the name but, the atmosphere of Delhi Daredevils was quite poisonous. There were many great players in the team. So it was a sour-sweet experience for me. I remember those days. Spending time with Glenn McGrag and Daniel Vettori was one of the most memorable moments of my life. At the same time, both of us came close. These people were my heroes and I was afraid of them. Talking about McGra, I played a Test match against her in 2006 and I was not able to breathe in fear. I did not even say a word to him and then in 2008 I was sitting next to him and he told me that I like your way of playing. I could not understand what was happening.
The best player further said, ‘2009 was quite good. In South Africa, I made almost the entire season game and then returned and I felt that I was going to be his main player. But I was not playing again. I could not understand this at all. It was said that I would be retained but then I saw my name in auction. I could not understand what was happening and very wrong things were happening.
What did the legend say about joining the RCB team?
AB de Villiers was included in his team by Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2011. His performance has been very good from this franchise. AB de Villiers said about joining the RCB team, ‘As soon as I joined the RCB team, I felt that they wanted, I should play every match. I was quite surprised. He told me that you are our main player and you will go further from here. This happened further.
AB de Villiers scored 671 runs at an average of 31.91 in three seasons and a strike rate of 117.31 by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, including three half -centuries and a century. From the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, he scored 4491 runs in 156 matches at an average of 41.20 and a strike rate of 158.64, including 37 half -centuries and two centuries. He has scored 5162 runs in a total of 184 IPL matches at an average of 39.70 and a strike rate of 151.68, including 40 fifty and 3 centuries.