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RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

RCB vs KKR Live: IPL 2022 – For the first time in 11 years, AB de Villiers will not be playing in the IPL and won’t be sizzling fans in Royal Challengers Bangalore colours. His best friend at RCB Virat Kohli is very sad and emotional about him not being there in the IPL and […]

RCB vs KKR Live: IPL 2022 – For the first time in 11 years, AB de Villiers will not be playing in the IPL and won’t be sizzling fans in Royal Challengers Bangalore colours. His best friend at RCB Virat Kohli is very sad and emotional about him not being there in the IPL and misses him. Kohli said it would be very emotional if RCB win the trophy without De Villiers. Follow RCB vs KKR and IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

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“The other day, it got me thinking, if we manage to win the title in the coming seasons, I would be very emotional thinking about him first. Rather than what I would experience after such hard work of so many years, I would actually think of him,” Virat Kohli, who had stepped down as captain after the 2021 season, said on RCB Bold Diaries.

RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says 'Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL'

RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

One of contemporary cricket’s greatest batters, de Villiers retired from all forms of the game in November last year. Since starting his association with RCB in 2011, the South African batting legend enjoyed 11 fruitful seasons with the franchise.

RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

“It would still mean a lot to him even if he is watching the game from home. He is a special human being as he has touched everyone, and we all can vouch for that,” he added.

Kohli revealed that he had an inkling during the last IPL that de Villiers was going to hang his boots.

“It’s very strange I mean, I clearly remember when he decided to finally call it a day. He sent me a voice note, we were coming back from Dubai after the World Cup. I got a voice note from AB de Villiers while we were driving back home.

RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

“I kind of had the impression and was guessing it in the last IPL. Our rooms were next to each other, and we would walk the same way and disperse, every time we walked to our room and he would see me outside, he would be like ‘I want to see you for coffee, one of these days’.

“I kept getting nervous and was like ‘I am not sitting with you because I think there is something coming’ to which he always said ‘No man there is nothing, I just want to have a chat with you, it’s been a while and he never speaks like that because we interact all the time.”


RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

Kohli and de Villers — the two talismans had raised the batting standards in the IPL year after year and shattered numerous records along the way.

“So, I knew something is brewing up. It is a very strange feeling I got very emotional. The voice note was very emotional as well for me when he said, ‘Look I don’t have it in me anymore.’

“I have shared so many moments with him, highs and lows, everything we have been through he was right next to me.”

RCB vs KKR Live: Virat Kohli MISSES AB de Villiers VERY MUCH at RCB, says ‘Would be very emotional thinking about AB if we win IPL’

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