The former Wicketkeeper-Batter Ab de Villiers de Bengaluru (RCB) Royal Challengers has presented himself to support his friend and teammate of RCB Virat Kohli after his overwhelming blow against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Premier League of India (IPL) 2025. The attack rate of the old RCB in T20 It becomes a matter of debate between fans and critics.

However, De Villiers has ended all these criticisms with an Instagram post. He praised Kohli as the “Mr. Safety” of RCB and applauded the batter for his calls inputs.

“Virat is always there. It’s Mr. Safety for RCB. When he’s there, you don’t have to fear. You never fear when Virat is close. That is the story,” he said in the video.

Ab de Villiers gave an excavation to former players

Previously, the former hitters of India, including Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar, had criticized the low attack rate of the 36 -year -old player in the 20 superiors format. Sehwag said that “Kohli’s attack rate should have finally increased” after his 113 races (72 balls) against Rajasthan Royals last year.

The legendary Gavaskar player also expressed his disgust for his batting approach in the air, while commenting on his match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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However, the video of the South African player also included those comments on him. He retreated those reporters for labeling “Kohli” as a slow striker.

“Nothing has ever changed, and what I want to tell all of you, I have not forgotten. I have the brain of an elephant. To all my journalist friends, I love you. But remember when you said the bats of Virat too slow, right?

In particular, the former RCB captain obtained 62 races of 33 balls at an attack rate of 187.87 in his origin accessory. His 59-Ball-97 association with England’s batter Jacob Bethell provided a solid base for RCB inputs.

Kohli virat in IPL 2025

The unconditional of RCB has shown a great way in the IPL 2025 in progress. He has put a total of 505 races in 11 games in the league stage so far with an average of 63.13. It is currently also located at the top of the highest executive list (Core Orange).

RCB is also at the top of the IPL 2025 points table, with 16 points in 11 games. They could also ensure an end between two in the stage of the League, depending on its three remaining results of the party.

Bengaluru’s team will face Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Stadium on May 9.

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