Maybe I would have never played for India: AB de Villiers

Maybe I would have never played for India if I was an Indian: AB de Villiers

By Team ISN February 9, 2022

AB de Villiers believes he probably wouldn’t have become showbiz royalty in cricket if he was born in India and not his own country. Perhaps the best best batters, De Villiers is frequently alluded to as ‘Mr 360’ shots in all corners of the ground.

He is the most adored overseas cricketers in India and partakes in an amazing fan base in the country. Aside from his heroics in worldwide cricket for South Africa, De Villiers likewise engaged the fans with his astonishing exhibitions for the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in the Indian Premier League.

RCB legend, De Villiers is probably the best player to have graced the IPL and created a few game dominating exhibitions for his team.

A refined cricketer and one of the greats of the game, likewise proceeded to guarantee that he may have found it hard to get it done in the Indian team because of the sheer measure of ability and the serious rivalry for spots in the Indian cricket squad.

“I have had the privilege of experiencing IPL Cricket, the Indian crowd, and the Indian way of doing things for the last 15 years. Obviously growing up in India would have been interesting,” he said.

“Maybe I would have never played for India, who knows. It is tough to make it to the Indian team; you have to be a special player,” he added on the RCB podcast.

De Villiers, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after the finish of IPL 2021 final year. He is the 6th highest run-getter in IPL history with 5162 runs from 184 matches.

“RCB to me is family. I mean it has been a life-changing 10-11 years to me. Like any other family, there are ups and downs. There are beautiful, there’re amazing rides, there’s a bit of everything,” he said.

“There are good relationships and then there are those which go sour and that is all part of the fun. I look back with no regrets. I think back on my career at RCB as the most amazing years of my life,” he concluded.