Marquee South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has confirmed his comeback to the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year in the jersey of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the side for which he was playing earlier also.
de Villiers has not been playing in the ongoing IPL, which he joined in its inaugural year 2008 and riveted the domestic and international audience towards the game with his flamboyant batting and unparalleled skills.
“I am glad that Virat’s confirmed it,” de Villiers told VUSport. The former South Africa captain said he would love to return to witness the Chinnaswamy stadium (RCB’s home ground in Bangalore) in full capacity.
“To be honest, we haven’t decided anything on it yet but I will be around the IPL next year, I am missing it, don’t know in which capacity yet. I have heard that there might be some games in Bangalore next year and I would like to visit my second home and watch the full capacity Chinnaswamy stadium – I am looking forward to it,” de Villiers added.
de Villiers, who last played for RCB in IPL 2021, decided not to return to the cash-rich league this year. Kohli, who too decided to step down as RCB captain ahead of this season, said he misses him a lot and expects him to join RCB in some capacity soon.
