AB de Villiers Statements
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South African cricketer
“ I heard him say the other day that early in his career he realised he wasn’t going to be a legend with the bat. He can play, but he looked at 10,000-plus runs and said, ‘I’m probably not going to get…
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Temba Bavuma calm like Dhoni, his success as captain surprised me: De…
“ He has surprised all of us. I’ve spoken to my friends about it for years. For the first few years after he was named captain, I was hesitant to say I was confident about the call. Maybe it comes back…
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Temba Bavuma calm like Dhoni, his success as captain surprised me: De…
“ Before I could blink the Test match was over. Exactly the wicket India wanted, says India coach Gautam Gambhir. Very interesting comments there. Maybe he is having a go at the players, saying 'This…
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Gambhir having a go at India players with his Eden pitch remarks: AB…
“ 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…