AB de Villiers Statements
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South African cricketer
“ The captaincy style of Hardik Pandya is quite bravado. It’s ego-driven in a way, chest out,
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Gautam Gambhir defends Hardik Pandya amid captaincy criticism: ‘Kevin…
“ I very clearly stated and I will state this again -- I absolutely love the way Hardik Pandya plays his game. I love the way he captains. All I can say is, his style of captaincy is something that he…
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ABD not fit to comment on Hardik Pandya's captaincy: Gambhir
“ I see there is a lot of activity on X about the comments I made about Hardik Pandya and Mumbai Indians. And it's a shame that journalism and reporting has got so low (laughs). And I am very happy that…
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'I love Hardik's captaincy': De Villiers lashes out at misquoted…
“ I think of Graeme Smith. He was out there for the team. All I needed to do as a youngster was to follow. Now there's a Rohit, there's a Bumrah. They go like, 'All we need you to be is calm. Give us a…
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Not Genuine, Ego-driven Hardik's Captaincy Not For Rohit, Bumrah: IPL…
“ The captaincy style of Hardik Pandya is quite bravado. It's ego-driven in a way, chest out. I don't think how he walks on the field is always genuine, but he has decided that is his way of captaincy.…
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‘Rohit Sharma, Bumrah don’t need Hardik Pandya’s bravado’: AB de…
“ He's been doing it day in and day out guys, has won games for the team, playing in a certain way. He has got a formula and it's up to the rest of the team, the coach, the captain to strategise around…
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Fed up with Kohli’s strike-rate criticism, ABD slams data-driven…
“ Virat Kohli, catching criticism about his strike rate. It's been going on for way too long and I am sort of fed up with that now. I'm frustrated to say the least. This guy is one of the best players…
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Fed up with Kohli’s strike-rate criticism, ABD slams data-driven…
“ Forgot to clarify this in 360 live today. It’s got nothing to do with bad umpiring, rather common sense to use technology in a game already improved by it. Like the offside rule in football, draw…
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AB de Villiers’ ‘common sense’ rant, suggests ‘fix’ for umpiring…
“ Grey areas in the game open up room for anger and confusion. It’s not a tough fix this. Get the batter’s stance, draw the lines and use ball tracking. No confusion whatsoever,
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AB de Villiers’ ‘common sense’ rant, suggests ‘fix’ for umpiring…
“ The mighty Chennai Super Kings, had that slip-up in the middle of their tournament with a double loss back to back, which was odd. But they're back on the winning ways and looking good for the yellow…
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‘Shivam Dube could make India’s T20 WC squad’: AB De Villiers on what…
“ It’s fantastic to see Shivam like this. He never really broke free in the RCB changing room. He was quite a shy guy, worked really hard, and asked a lot of questions back in the day. I think he did a…
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‘Shivam Dube never felt comfortable in RCB, he couldn’t break free’:…
“ Unfortunately, he didn't finish it at the back end as he would have wanted to. Knowing him, he'll be analysing tonight in his room. Like, ‘why didn't I finish that game?’ Very hard on himself?…
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Kohli would be ‘hard on himself’ for not finishing vs PBKS: De…