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South African cricketer
“ He’s sort of at a place now where he has to compartmentalise and prioritise what is important to him as a player. The 2027 World Cup comes to mind,
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Virat’s entire focus is on 2027 ODI World Cup: AB de Villiers
“ What excites me most is the real creative freedom that this format brings to the party. It lets players completely express themselves but also think differently and take the kind of risks that make…
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Future of Cricket? Test Twenty format backed by de Villiers, Hayden,…
“ He likes freeing up his arms over the off-side, opening the blade and hitting boundaries from point to third man. He can also clear the leg side with ease. He is an all-round player and a fantastic…
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Abhishek Sharma backed by AB de Villiers to thrive in Australian…
“ Let us focus on what’s most important (the cricket itself). India are looking really, really strong. Building up to that T20 World Cup. Remember, it’s not too far away. And they look like they’ve got…
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AB de Villiers slams India’s stand of not accepting Asia Cup trophy…
“ He will be joining forces with the Pretoria Capitals, which is my home team. By the way, just between us, I knew about this about three weeks ago already, so it's not news to me because I spoke to…
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AB de Villiers knew about Sourav Ganguly’s appointment as coach ‘three…
“ I really hope we can start breaking down those chains and the shackles of the Indian players not taking part in the SA20. Please, my Indian friends, former players, obviously guys who are not…
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AB de Villiers knew about Sourav Ganguly’s appointment as coach ‘three…
“ Kallis, Flintoff, Mohammad Asif, Warne and Sachin with the crowds. The way he (Tendulkar) was received when he walked out to bat — everything would come to a standstill. Beautiful to watch him bat.…
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AB de Villiers snubs Kohli from list of top 5 cricketers, picks…
“ It sounds to me like the fact that he turned down that other role, sort of like he was kicked out, which is never ideal. But maybe Rajasthan have different ideas for the upcoming season. Maybe they…
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‘Rahul Dravid was sort of kicked out of Rajasthan Royals’: Star South…
“ Sometimes you see it in the Premier League as well, the football league, where the managers and the coaches are always under huge pressure to perform and to bring trophies home. And once they don’t,…
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‘Rahul Dravid was sort of kicked out of Rajasthan Royals’: Star South…
“ Very underrated with the bat in hand. It is not spoken enough about how he showed a lot of character with the bat in hand. Generally, with Team India in trouble, he would have sort of come through,
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AB de Villiers tells Ravichandran Ashwin, ‘You should have never left…
“ Stellar career. It has got to be said, what a wonderful player. What a scientist of the game. A doctor, professor of the game. He always took it to the limits of the rules book. Generally got it…
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AB de Villiers tells Ravichandran Ashwin, ‘You should have never left…
“ Understanding the change of gears and when to take the foot off the pedal a little bit. But obviously, a natural ball striker. He strikes fear into all bowling attacks, and that’s the kind of player…
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AB de Villiers issues clarification after ‘CSK masterstroke’ comment…