Former South Africa and RCB batter AB de Villiers has been lauded as higher than a number of internationals who’re at present a part of the IPL by former South Africa teammate Dale Steyn.
AB de Villiers has as soon as once more emerged as a significant matter of debate on social media in addition to between his former teammates, who to this point cite him as one of many biggest ever batters. His sudden emergence has been as a result of his unstoppable dominance within the World Championship of Legends.
In a latest look on a podcast, AB de Villiers revealed a number of elements of his life, together with the bowler he as soon as feared essentially the most and one of the best 11 within the historical past of the IPL. Now Dale Steyn has made an extra audacious declare on the previous batter.
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Dale Steyn hails AB de Villiers over latest internationals within the IPL
South African former paceman Dale Steyn, who was as soon as claimed as one of many biggest bowlers in fashionable cricket, has now retired from the sport. He has performed for years within the IPL and has additionally shared the identical dressing room alongside de Villiers within the South African aspect, in addition to the RCB aspect.
He has commented that the 41-year-old AB de Villiers remains to be higher than many different Indian in addition to worldwide gamers who’re at present a part of the IPL. AB de Villiers final performed within the IPL again in 2021 for RCB and introduced his retirement simply on the age of 37, when he was nonetheless in high-quality type, scoring loads of runs with the bat and displaying beautiful agility on the sector.
This may be known as a well-liked assertion since many cricket followers have believed it as properly, whereas some have opposed the choice.
Unpopular/Common opinion.
Ab remains to be higher than half the internationals at IPL. Possibly much more.
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) August 3, 2025
AB de Villiers performed an enormous function in South Africa Champions maiden WCL title
The South African Champions seemed significantly distinctive towards all their opposition on this version of the World Championship of Legends. All of this has been as a result of participation of greats like Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, and AB de Villiers.
For the South African Champions, AB de Villiers has largely opened the innings within the 6 matches he has performed for them. The batter was approach forward of his fellow cricketers in scoring 429 runs within the competitors, whereas no different batter has even scored 200 runs.
He averaged stunningly whereas having a strike charge over 200 and went on to attain 3 lots of, alongside a fifty. One in all his lots of got here within the WCL ultimate, when his group chased down a giant 196 with 19 balls and 9 wickets remaining. South Africa Champions received the second version of the WCL.
ABD talked about his all-time Greatest IPL XI
The legendary RCB batsman was requested by Shubhankar Mishra to select his all-time Greatest 11 within the IPL. He determined to select a number of RCB and MI gamers, whereas some gamers have been picked from CSK as properly.
He picked the likes of MI former skipper Rohit Sharma, CSK opener Matthew Hayden, RCB veteran Virat Kohli, MI nice Suryakumar Yadav, himself (ABD), MI all-rounder Hardik Pandya, and CSK legend MS Dhoni.
He named the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga as the 2 MI pacers whereas naming two former RCB teammates, Yuzvendra Chahal and Daniel Vettori, because the spinners within the aspect.
He was a witness to the RCB profitable their maiden title in IPL 2025, as he witnessed it from the stands after which joined the group for the celebrations.
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