AB de Villiers, a former South African international cricketer, is considered one of the most destructive batsmen ever.
AB de Villiers playing in BBL for the first time:
AB de Villiers left no stone unturned to leave an imprint in the Big Bash League (BBL) when he took a superb catch by plunging forward on his debut. When AB de Villiers took a catch at short extra cover to get rid of Jonathan Wells (14), his Brisbane teammate James Pattinson completed his five-wicket haul. The match reporters were elated with the magic AB de Villiers as one of them stated, “driving critique once more, AB welcome to the warmth, takes the catch, Jimmy Pattison has five.”
The Brisbane Heat cap was given to de Villiers by the former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds. His first BBL match is against the Adelaide Strikers.
He was snapped up by Brisbane captain Chris Lynn as they were simultaneously playing in the IPL, though for different teams in the Indian residential T20 league. Lynn said he was waiting very eagerly to play with the six-hitting sensation.
De Villiers on Lynn:
“It could be fascinating, I don’t have the foggiest idea what’s in store. When we met each other for the first time visiting at IPL yet it’s a fascinating dynamic with two players at the cricket, it either works or not,” De Villiers said on Lynn.
“I incline it will work and be exceptionally decent to watch. Ideally, I’ll do the greater part of the viewing at the non-striker’s end,” he included.
De Villiers additionally said he feels a similar sort of weight, regardless of which competition or match he is playing at.
AB de Villiers, in his career, has scored 8511 runs in his 304 T20 matches which includes 4 centuries and 61 half-centuries with an average of 37.49.
