Virat Kohli mentioned as AB de Villiers announces epic RCB comeback for IPL 2025
Published - 17 May 2025, 07:14 PM
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is all set to face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in their 12th game of IPL 2025. If they manage to beat KKR, RCB will secure a spot in the IPL 2025 playoffs and possibly create history.
Ahead of this high-stakes match, former South African captain AB de Villiers has opened up about his arrival in India for the tournament. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru, led by the in-form Rajat Patidar, are on fire this season and dreaming of their first-ever IPL title.
AB de Villiers promises to cheer from the stadium if RCB makes it to the IPL 2025 Final
And now, they’ve received a massive boost of motivation from none other than their iconic star AB de Villiers. The Proteas legend, who played for RCB from 2011 to 2021, said that if the franchise makes it to the final, he will fly to India to support them from the stands.
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The South African superstar, who shares a great bond with Virat Kohli, never won the trophy during his IPL career, but now he wants to lift the silverware with his best friend by his side. The final of IPL 2025 is scheduled for June 3, with the playoffs kicking off on May 29.
AB de Villiers wants to lift the IPL trophy with Virat Kohli
AB de Villiers during an Instagram Live session: “Mark my words, if RCB makes it to the final, I will be there at the stadium with the boys. Nothing will give me more pleasure than to lift that trophy with Virat Kohli. I've tried that for many, many years.”
AB de Villiers is coming to India for the Playoffs and he said he’ll be present at the stadium with the boys if RCB makes it to the final, fingers crossed.pic.twitter.com/BlNYS8gA1D
— Kevin (@imkevin149) May 17, 2025
🚨 ABD IS COMING TO INDIA. 🚨
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 17, 2025
AB De Villiers said, "if RCB makes it to the Final, I'll be there at the stadium. Nothing will give me more pleasure than to lift that trophy with Virat Kohli. I've tried that for many many years (smiles)". pic.twitter.com/XSR5EmpaJv
Furthermore, the former RCB legend shared his honest thoughts about Virat Kohli. ABD revealed that he didn’t like Virat at first because of how competitive he was on the field, but once they became teammates and got to know each other, they drew closer and are now like brothers.
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Virat is like one of my cricketing brothers: ABD
De Villiers added, “Virat is like one of my cricketing brothers, someone I really grew fond of when I got to know him better. He's an absolute pain to play against, so before I knew him, I didn't really like him a lot because he was so good and so competitive, very similar to me with that competitive nature.”
Speaking about the former South African batter’s 13-year-long IPL career, he represented only two teams, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and RCB, in the tournament. De Villiers scored 5162 runs in 184 matches (170 innings) at an average of 39.70 and a strike rate of 151.68. He also has three centuries and 40 fifties to his name in the IPL.
Notably, RCB are currently sitting in second place on the IPL 2025 points table with 16 points, and they are now just one win away from making it to the top 4. They have three league matches remaining — one each against KKR, SunRisers Hyderabad, and Lucknow Super Giants. And they would love to win at least two matches for the top-two finish in the table.
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