[WATCH]- AB de Villiers Practices Cricket With Son At Home In Preparation For Comeback

Former South African captain AB de Villiers recently played a game of cricket with his son at home as he gets ready to return to the field. Later this year, the 40-year-old will lead the Game Changers South Africa Champions in the second season of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), scheduled for July.

This will mark his first on-field appearance in four years, following his retirement after the 2021 IPL season with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Recently, de Villiers posted a video on Instagram, explaining the inspiration behind his decision to return to the sport after a long break.

In the video, he was seen bowling to his son, who responded with a powerful shot. AB de Villiers captioned the post:

“One of the many reasons why I decided to get back to cricket — when you have such cool stuff happening at home, you gotta get back to the field! 🙂✌🏻#homecricket #devillierscrew#reelitfeelit

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“We Didn’t Get Much Juice Out of Him”: Sanjay Manjrekar Reflects on AB de Villiers’ IPL Stint with RCB

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar recently shared his view that RCB did not fully capitalize on AB de Villiers’ potential. The Mumbai native believes that de Villiers could have been even more successful if he had played for a different franchise. Manjrekar expressed this opinion on Star Sports:

“So, in IPL we didn’t get that much juice out of him. Definitely (batted higher). And, sorry to say, but played for the wrong franchise. If he had played elsewhere, we could have seen the greatness of AB de Villiers. I’ll say yes, because of the match-winning impact.”

Manjrekar further added:

“AB was incredible. But AB’s greatness was that he averaged 50 in Tests. Even in one day (ODIs). So, he’s an amazing player. But only if you look at T20 cricket; I’ve seen both of them a lot. AB, in IPL, he was not used properly. His real ability.”

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