Legendary South Africa Nationwide Cricket Staff and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter, AB de Villiers, has mentioned that he’ll go to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium throughout IPL 2023, however to not play cricket.
Legendary batter AB de Villiers performed for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2011 to 2021 earlier than retiring from all codecs of the sport. He’s the second-highest run-getter for the RCB within the historical past of the Indian Premier League.
AB de Villiers smashed 4522 runs for RCB in 157 video games at a mean of 41.10 and strike fee of 158.33, together with 2 terrific centuries and 37 fifties.
Earlier, this yr the legendary South African batter AB de Villiers was inducted into the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Corridor of Fame alongside legendary West Indies batter Chris Gayle.
Throughout an interplay with followers on social media on Monday, October 3, De Villiers mentioned that he’ll go to Bengaluru to thank the followers for the help he had acquired through the years whereas taking part in for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He additionally revealed that he can’t play cricket anymore as a result of he not too long ago underwent eye surgical procedure.
“I’ll go to Chinnaswamy Stadium subsequent yr. However not for enjoying cricket. I’m going to apologize to the RCB followers for not profitable the IPL title to date. I additionally wish to thank them for his or her help over the previous decade. I can’t play cricket anymore. As a result of I had surgical procedure on my proper eye,” de Villiers mentioned, including he’s planning to begin a YouTube channel and that Virat Kohli can be one of many first company on his present.
I’m too previous now – AB de Villiers
The 38-year-old additional mentioned that he rejected the provide to play within the Legends League due to his eye surgical procedure.
“I’m too previous now. Legends League appears to be a number of enjoyable. I used to be invited, however I had an eye fixed operation. I do know you may suppose that I can play with one eye however I’d somewhat not do this,” de Villiers mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that he has no plans to take up teaching roles any time quickly.
“I’m undoubtedly not planning to teach a group. I completely like to share every little thing that I’ve learnt, that may come. However I’m not going to be becoming a member of a group, teaching and travelling the world once more. I’m very joyful to spend a little bit of time at residence after travelling for 18 years,” he added.
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