AB de Villiers:
The former South African skipper has provided a much-needed bite in the RCB batting order. The 35-year-old can change his game as per match situations and can rotate the strike intelligently.
AB de Villiers with all his experience will be the guiding force for the younger players in the squad. De Villiers can find the gaps with his well-timed and delightful cover drives. Anything short and De Villiers can punish the bowlers if it is slightly in the middle and leg area.
The right-hander can work the ball well in the gaps with his wristy flicks and possesses great footwork while playing on the front foot as well as the back foot.
De Villiers can accelerate when needed and isn’t afraid to play the big shots against the spinners.
The veteran cricketer is quite sharp while picking the length of a particular delivery with his fantastic hand-eye co-ordination De Villiers is also a handy fielder inside the ring as well as at the boundary. He can play the ball late on slow wickets with soft hands which is one of his biggest strength.
The South-African is a busy player on the field. While chasing a big total De-Villiers role will become all the more important. De Villiers has scored 1672 runs in 78 T20I with a strike rate of 135.17. De Villiers has scored 10 half-centuries in T20I.
The South African has scored 4395 runs in 154 IPL games with a strike rate of 151.24. De Villiers has scored three centuries and 33 half-centuries in his IPL career.