AB de Villiers, who was one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world, was going to return in the 15th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
De Villiers, who retired from franchise cricket last year, will not appear in the IPL for the first time as a player. This time his return to Virat Kohli’s team will be in a new avatar. De Villiers can be given a new responsibility.
IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is looking for its new captain. The name of the new captain of the team is to be announced on March 12.
The new jersey of the franchise will also be launched on the same day. It is also believed that on March 12, the RCB team will present AB de Villiers to the fans as a mentor.
Although Virat will not be the captain of the team this time, his influence on the team will not be less. The arrival of de Villiers will boost the morale of the RCB players. Duplessis, who plays with him, is about to become the captain of the team. In this case, better coordination can be seen between the two.
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Looking at the figures of De Villiers
He made his debut in IPL in 2008. He remained with Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) till 2010. After this, in 2011, he signed with the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The association of the franchise and this legendary player lasted for a long time. De Villiers’ performance in the 2021 season was not special and then he decided not to play in franchise cricket forever.
De Villiers played 170 innings in 184 matches of IPL. During this 5162 runs were scored. Three centuries and 40 half-centuries came from his bat. De Villiers’ highest score in IPL is 133 runs. He is the sixth player to score the most runs in this league.
RCB squad for IPL 2022:
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudesai, Chama Milling, Anishwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Siddharth Kaul, Lavnit Sisodia, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Vanindu Hasranga, Dinesh Karthik, Jose Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep.