‘Virat Kohli was quite cocky and arrogant’ – AB de Villiers recalls his first meet with former RCB captain

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli have shared a particular rapport with one another within the Indian Premier League. Both the gamers had been a harmful mixture when batting collectively and have defeated groups at their will. The two share a terrific respect for one another. But the former South African captain has recalled his first assembly with the former Indian captain within the IPL.

In a video shared by the IPL franchise RCB, De Villiers and one other RCB nice Chris Gayle talked about Kohli. The Proteas star said that he discovered Kohli ‘cocky and conceited’ when he first met him.

“Oh my goodness. I have had this question before and I had given this answer before as well. I think he was quite cocky and arrogant when I met him the first time. With that hairstyle and he had a bit of a strut going,” de Villiers mentioned. Gayle added, “Flamboyant, was he?”

“Yes completely. But once I acquired to know him a bit higher and watched him play I imply I’ve acquired as a lot respect for him however I acquired to know him higher as a human being. I believe he had a barrier round him once I first met him and that barrier opened up and I acquired to know the individual. I did not not like him however you understand what I’m saying. He’s a high individual now however my first impression was ufff. he is acquired to return right down to earth a bit,” he added. 

Recently de Villiers and Chris Gayle had been added to the Hall of fame of RCB. The franchise additionally retired their jersey numbers in a mark of respect for the duo. While Kohli nonetheless performs for RCB, de Villiers introduced his retirement from the franchise in 2021. Gayle parted methods with the staff in 2018 and performed for Punjab Kings for 3 seasons and later retired in 2021.

RCB’s squad for 2023 IPL:

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf Du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahemad, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Micheal Bracewell

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