Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman AB de Villiers is gearing up for the upcoming 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in his personal distinctive fashion. The former South Africa captain will probably be seen in motion within the opening recreation of IPL 2021 when defending champions Mumbai Indians tackle RCB in Chennai on April 9.
De Villers on Wednesday (March 10) hit the nets forward of his departure to India. During the session, he hit a fierce shot straight to an iPhone, which was recording the clip from the opposite finish. He took to Instagram and shared the video with a caption that learn, “Iphone out! @iplt20 prep with Cricket guru @bennie.bester.10 and @krugervanwyk . Thanks manne.”
The followers on social media are loving this video because it has garnered over 838k views inside a few hours.
The RCB had an spectacular season in IPL 2020, reaching the playoff stage earlier than bowing out. AB de Villiers has scored 4,849 runs in 156 IPL innings. He has a staggering strike charge of 151.91 and earned the nickname of ‘Mr 360’ for his skill to hit the ball in all instructions on the sphere.
In 2020, De Villiers notched up 454 runs in 15 video games at an even spectacular strike-rate of 158.74 and common of 45.4. The RCB have strengthened their batting firepower with the addition of Australian ‘Big Show’ Glenn Maxwell at the IPL public sale final public sale final month at a price-tag of Rs 14.25 crore. Apart from Maxwell, the new-look squad of Virat Kohli-led aspect has large weapons like Dan Christian and Kyle Jamieson.
RCB didn’t make it to the finals final 12 months as they misplaced to Sunrisers Hyderabad within the Eliminator.