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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli on Thursday became the first player to score 7000 runs for a single IPL franchise. Kohli achieved this feat during the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Wankhede Stadium.
Shoaib Akhtar is closely following the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The former Pakistan cricket team player himself starred in the T20 cricket franchise league for Kolkata Knight Riders in the initial seasons. And now, he has picked his all-time IPL XI. The XI has four Indians, three from West Indies and one player each from Sri Lanka, Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa. Among the XI, six are currently playing the IPL 2022.
Miller on Saturday became the 27th player to hit a century of sixes in the history of the Indian Premier League.The left-handed batter accomplished this feat in the 35th match of the 15th edition of IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders.
He might not be a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore's dugout anymore but AB de Villiers' heart still beats for the RCB. The former South African captain had been an integral part of the RCB set up for several years, but decided to hang his boots after the 2021 season. ABD, as he was known in the cricketing circles, had formed a close bond with former RCB captain Virat Kohli both on and off the field as they tried their best to win the IPL for the franchise, but it wasn't to be.
Virat Kohli feels if Royal Challengers Bangalore were crowned champions for the first time in the coming seasons it would mean a lot to AB de Villiers, who would be the first person on the former captain's mind after the triumph. One of contemporary cricket's greatest batters, de Villiers retired from all forms of the game in November last year. Since starting his association with RCB in 2011, the South African batting legend enjoyed 11 fruitful seasons with the franchise. "The other day, it got me thinking, if we manage to win the title in the coming seasons, I would be very emotional thinking about him first," Kohli, who had stepped down as captain after the 2021 season, said on RCB Bold Diaries. "Rather than what I would experience after such hard work of so many years, I would actually think of him. "It would still mean a lot to him even if he is watching the game from home. He is a special human being as he has touched everyone, and we all can vouch for that," he added.
MS Dhoni stepped down as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain two days before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 and handed over the reins to Ravindra Jadeja. South Africa legend AB de Villiers, who retired from all forms of cricket ahead of IPL 2022, praised the wicketkeeper-batter's decision, saying that captaincy can wear a player down. AB de Villiers has captained South Africa in the past and knows the pressures of the job, and supported Dhoni's move.
Virat Kohli is a much-loved figure in Bengaluru thanks to his long-standing association with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli shares a special bond with the city and that was clear to see when he walked out to bat on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy on Saturday. The former India captain received a rousing welcome even as skipper Rohit Sharma walked off the ground after being dismissed. Another video has emerged of Kohli engaging with the Bengaluru crowd after they started chanting the name of former RCB star AB de Villiers during the Sri Lankan innings.
Dewald Brevis, who is often compared to the great AB de Villiers, says Sachin Tendulkar has always been his inspiration and he would like to emulate the Indian icon while trying to create his identity in international cricket. The 18-year-old, who has been picked by Mumbai Indians for the upcoming IPL, has been nicknamed 'Baby AB' for his resemblance to de Villiers' playing style. Brevis scored 506 runs in the recent U-19 World Cup, the most in a single edition of the tournament, surpassing flamboyant India opener Shikhar Dhawan's record of 505 runs in the 2004 edition and also picked up seven wickets with his part-time leg-spin. "The way he (Tendulkar) played was always an inspiration to me. My favourite innings of his is the ODI double-century, which happened to be against South Africa. I remember watching the match with my brother - it was an amazing innings," the 18-year-old told 'Mumbaindians.com'.