AB de Villiers Speaks On Friendship With Virat Kohli: Speaking on Breakfast With Champions, AB de Villiers shares ravishing instances that emphasise the strong camaraderie he shares with Virat Kohli
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Ever since Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers were imbedded in the same franchisee in the frontier Indian Premier League, the two have gone onto take over the cricketing fraternity. Renowned as the most exquisite exponents across the global stage, the two batsmen have time and time again stepped up profoundly for their franchisee, the Royal Challengers Bangalore to amass a bagful of runs for the side.
The effervescent bond that the two share on the field and their articulate understanding of each others game is a well known fact. Over the time the two have traversed in the league together, their glistening partnerships have been a testament to the rapturous and stellar innings the two love crafting out in each others company. It’s a visible phenomena, one that sees Kohli take the onus on himself while batting with AB de Villiers while he keeps his intent in check in the early part of the innings before eventually opening his arms.
And the two had shown the cricketing arena why they are considered one of the two most dangerous and feared batsmen in the world in unison against the KKR. An engrossing 108 run partnership at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium had seen them unload an onslaught to guide RCB to an extremely well worked win.
AB de Villiers Reveals The Ravishing Camaraderie He Shares With Virat Kohli
It’s not just the cricket field that the two love partaking in each others company though. Over the past couple of years, the two have become delightful friends who love indulging outside of the game as well. And emphasising the luscious bond the two have imbedded over time, AB de Villiers spoke at length about how he and Kohli spend time together in the show Breakfast With Champions.
We are neighbours. If it wasn’t for the mosquitoes here, we would’ve left our doors open and probably would’ve shared a big room. Anushka’s here all the time, my family is there, the kids are running around. The kids were knocking on his door, early in the morning waking him up. He would let them in and would have coffee together. They were so good with the kids. We spent hours in the pool together, everyone just jumping and diving, and they’re so chilled,” said De Villiers while featuring in an episode for Breakfast with Champions.
AB de Villiers also stressed on the gratifying nature of Kohli and how the Indian captain loves taking care of his compatriots. In a completely opposing picture to the one painted of him on the field, the statements by Kohli and Moeen Ali previously show how the stalwart is someone who is a warm and welcome figure in the world of cricket.
“I’m scared of saying anything to him now because. If I say like, “Oh, I like your shoes.” The next minute he organizes me those shoes. I’m like, “Virat, just stop it”. He looks after everyone. I was like, “My phone is flat again.” “Oh, you need a power bank.”
There you go. Now it’s mine. He’s ridiculous, man. I told him I like coffee the other day. Now I’m getting an espresso machine- he’s ordered on Amazon. It’s being delivered tomorrow,” said de Villiers.
Earlier during the IPL, the RCB captain had taken to Twitter to show how much he holds AB de Villiers in reverence, not just as a cricketer but as a friend as well.
Kohli took to Twitter and posted an emotional farewell message for AB de Villiers at the culmination of the IPL, saying “you’ve changed the way batting was seen in the time you’ve played international cricket.”
The comments alluded to by AB de Villiers show what a global figure he has become. Earning laurels at will,Virat Kohli is today a world recognised figure, something clearly palpable from the fact that he’s the first cricketer in the sphere to reach 100 million followers on Instagram.
