I Have Always Been A Big Fan Of The Way Virat Kohli Plays It - AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli have been the pillars for Royal Challengers in Indian Premier League. The duo has got a great bond between them and always showed mutual respect on and off the field. Now, yet again, AB de Villiers showered words of praise on Virat Kohli for his work ethics for the Indian National Cricket Team.

Virat Kohli and De Villiers’ strong friendship is known to everyone. The two have been best of friends ever since former South Africa international was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2011. Since then, their friendship bond has only grown stronger. Both play the game charismatically and always entertained the fans with their show.

Virat Kohli is a lead from the front kind of player –

Speaking to Times now, AB de Villiers lauded Kohli as someone who believes in leading the team from the front. He quoted that Virat Kohli is not someone who only talks but also has the skills to walk the talk when it comes to the field. He also added that Virat Kohli is a lead from the front kind of a player.

“Virat is very fortunate to have a lot of talent there – players who have a lot of experience, who have played a lot of IPL games under the most intense pressure before. He is blessed with that but also he is a lead from the front kind of a leader.”

”And that’s always good from a captain when a guy goes out there and scores the big hundreds. He just doesn’t only talk but walks the talk as well. That’s the kind of a leader Virat is. He leads from the front with his body language,” De Villiers told Times Now.

I Warned Him – AB de Villiers

Further, he congratulated Virat Kohli for scoring runs in the recent Test series. However, AB de Villiers called it was unfortunate that South Africa is at the receiving end. Despite praising him for the show, he challenged Virat that it is not going to happen when the Indian skipper visits South Africa.

“We are very good friends. We always stay in touch and we get along really well. I have always been a big fan of the way he plays the game. After the SA series, I didn’t have a choice but to congratulate him as he scored so many runs and had a fantastic series, unfortunately against us. That’s the last I spoke to him. Then I warned him as well that when he is going to next come here, it’s not going to happen again (laughs),” AB added.

Well, this is not the first time that AB de Villiers has praised him. The duo has always praised each other for their heroics on the field. Both of them will once again share the field for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020.