But the South African nice spilled the beans when he first met the ex-skipper he discovered him “cocky and arrogant”.
“I’ve heard this question before. I’m going to give an honest answer. I thought he was quite cocky when I met him for the first time. He had this hairstyle going and he was quite flamboyant,” De Villiers stated throughout an interplay with Chris Gayle on RCB podcast.
De Villers joined RCB in 2011 and established a powerful rapport with Kohli. The duo collectively turned the mainstay of RCB’s batting lineup for nearly a decade within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
De Villiers introduced his retirement from all codecs of cricket in November 202 whereas Kohli continues to be an integral part of the RCB group.
ABD additional stated that his notion of Kohli modified as quickly he obtained to know him carefully. “But the minute I got to know him better as a human, I think he had a barrier around him when I met him for the first time, that barrier opened up. Lots of respect after that first meeting. He is a top man but my first impression was like ‘woah’,” he stated.
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De Villiers, who featured in 144 matches for RCB and scored shut to five,000 runs, was lately inducted into RCB’s Hall of Fame and his jersey No. 17 was retired as a mark of respect for his contributions.
As a tribute to his invaluable contributions to the franchise, De Villiers was inducted into RCB’s Hall of Fame, and his jersey quantity 17 was retired as a mark of respect.
RCB will start their IPL 2023 marketing campaign on April 2 towards Mumbai Indians at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
(With IANS Inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com