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 mentioned all through An interplay with Chris Gayle on RCB podcast.
De Villers joined RCB in 2011 and established a powerful rapport with Kohli. The duo in combination was 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 2020 whilst Kohli remains to be a vital part of the RCB workforce.
ABD additional mentioned that his belief of Kohli modified as quickly he were given to understand him intently. “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 mentioned.
De Villiers, who featured in 144 suits for RCB and scored as regards to 5,000 runs, used to be just lately inducted into RCB’s Hall of Fame and his jersey No. 17 used to be retired as a mark of admire for his contributions.
As a tribute to his treasured contributions to the franchise, De Villiers used to be inducted into RCB’s Hall of Fame, and his jersey quantity 17 used to be retired as a mark of admire.
RCB will start their IPL 2023 marketing campaign on April 2 in opposition to Mumbai Indians at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
(With IANS Inputs)