Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers is one of the finest batsmen in the cricket world. He comes under the list of greatest cricketers of all time. As he celebrates his 36th birthday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli sends his Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) teammate best wishes on social media.
We have seen RCB’s Kohli and de Villiers spending happy time during the Indian Premier League (IPL). Both of them share a great bond on the field as well as off the field. Taking to Twitter, RCB captain wished his best buddy on his much-awaited birthday.
Virat Kohli wishes AB de Villiers on his birthday:
He wrote, “Happy bday brother. Wish you all the happiness and good health and lots of love to the family. See you soon @ABdeVilliers17”.
Happy bday brother. Wish you all the happiness and good health and lots of love to the family. See you soon ??@ABdeVilliers17
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 17, 2020
The duo has been the part of RCB for the past eight years. Their chemistry is admirable in the field. De Villiers and Kohli never stop praising each other’s performance.
Former South African captain is the central figure for the Bangalore-based franchise. He has given extraordinary performances for the popular franchise in the recent past. De Villiers will be again seen in action for the upcoming 13th season of the cash-rich league which will start from 29th March.
RCB will play the first game against Kolkata Knight Riders (RCB) on 31st March.
Talking about his credentials, He has played 154 IPL matches and scored 4,395 runs that include three centuries and thirty-three half-centuries. His best came in 2016 season when RCB reached the finals of the T20 league but failed to register the victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He made 687 runs in 2016, finishing third on the runs chart.
With Kohli, AB has posted five 100-plus partnerships for RCB and two 200plus partnerships, the only pair in the world to post two such partnerships.