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De Villiers will grace the commentary box in IPL
Has played for RCB and Delhi in IPL 2024
New Delhi. The 17th season of IPL will be organized from March 22. The stage is set for this prestigious tournament. Virat Kohli’s ‘bestie’ South African batsman AB de Villiers will be seen in a new avatar in the IPL this time. De Villiers, who is ‘call’ for the bowlers on the 22-yard strip, will do commentary in the Indian Premier League 2024. At AnyTV’s Leadership Conclave Rising India Conference 2024 on Wednesday, de Villiers said that he is very excited about doing commentary in the IPL. ABD told during this time that it is difficult to hit a six at 360 degrees or do commentary.
AB De Villiers has played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL for many seasons. On the second day of the Rising India Conference 2024, De Villiers said that it is not as difficult to hit a 360 degree six as it is to do commentary. He said that he is not under any pressure regarding his new role in IPL. Virat and De Villiers have played together for RCB for many years. Both are good friends beyond cricket.
ABD said that IPL is not only the biggest cricket league, but also the biggest sports league. According to de Villiers, ‘It is not only the biggest cricket league in the world, I think it is one of the biggest sports leagues in the world, which is an achievement achieved in such a short period of time. We’ve seen it really grow up over the last few years.
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AB de Villiers’ IPL career
In this conference, when De Villiers was asked about his favorite Hindi song, he sang ‘Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge…’. De Villiers, who debuted in IPL in 2008, played 184 matches. During this period, he scored 5162 runs with the help of 3 centuries and 40 half-centuries. De Villiers’ highest score was 133 runs not out. He hit 251 sixes and 413 fours in IPL. De Villiers also has 118 catches and 8 stumpings in his name during this period. De Villiers has played for Delhi and Bangalore teams in IPL.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 20, 2024, 16:38 IST