The former captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli and Mr. 360 Degree ie AB de Villiers are both close friends. Both on and off the field have been seen spending quality time. Perhaps this was the reason why Virat Kohli became very emotional after reading AB de Villiers’ message (Vice Note). Not only this, Kohli’s wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma also could not believe the news which both of them had heard in the vice note. When Kohli was returning home from the World Cup, he found AB de Villiers’s voice note on WhatsApp on the way.
Royal Challengers Bangalore has shared a video of a conversation with Virat Kohli on their Twitter handle. In the video, Virat Kohli was asked a question about the retirement of AB de Villiers. In response, Virat Kohli said, ‘It was very surprising. Me and Anushka could not believe it. I remember well. Then we were returning after playing the T20 World Cup. I was driving when AB (de Villiers) sent me a voice note (verbal message) on the phone.
Kohli said, ‘I opened that vice note. After this Anushka and I started listening to his message. As soon as we both heard what was said in the vice note, Anushka and I started staring at each other’s faces. In the vice note, he had spoken of his retirement. Anushka was also surprised. He looked at me and said, ‘What! Don’t tell me.’
Kohli Said, ‘He was an important player for our team in IPL. I had such doubts only last season. Actually, our rooms in the hotel were next to each other. Whenever I used to meet him, he used to say that I want to sit over coffee with you. I always used to say nervously that no, you are going to narrate something like this (sannyasa), but he used to say that no-no, there is nothing like this right now.’
Kohli said, ‘However, I used to think that something like this was cooking in his mind somewhere. When I finally saw his voice message, it was a very emotional moment for me. In the message, he had said that I do not think that cricket is left in me now.
Virat Kohli further said, ‘AB de Villiers There are amazing players. He has worked hard for this team. Now whenever we win the title, whether this season or anytime in the future, I will definitely miss him a lot. He is a very special person who has impressed everyone in this team.