T20 World Cup: AB de Villers should have been hired as India's mentor: Atul Wassan
Cricket | Nov 11, 2022, 11:37 PM IST"The team needs to change its mindset and approach to do well in the T20 format," Wassan suggested.
"The team needs to change its mindset and approach to do well in the T20 format," Wassan suggested.
T20 World Cup 2022: India on Sunday booked their ticket for the semifinals of the tournament and topped the group after beating Zimbabwe. The Men in Blue will face England on 10th November.
Former RCB teammate AB de Villiers sends special wishes for Virat Kohli on his 34th Birthday. The former South African wished Kohli and India for the T20 World Cup 2022.
Gerald Coetzee in the 20th over and fell short of Chris Gayle's 175 just by a small margin. The 'Universe Boss' and the Caribbean legend achieved this feat in the year 2013.
Dale Steyn explained how the pace and bounce on the Australian pitches will be helpful for Suryakumar Yadav in the upcoming World Cup.
The 31-year-old Yadav has scored 672 runs at an average of 37.33 and a strike rate of 175.45 in 23 T20 matches. He is now positioned at No.2 in the ICC T20 Batter Rankings, behind Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.
One of contemporary cricket's greatest batters, De Villiers had retired from all forms of game in November last year, putting an end to his glorious 17-year career in top-flight.
On Friday, South African cricketer, AB de Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of the game. His sudden retirement has left several fans heartbroken including Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and her husband, cricketer Virat Kohli who took to social media and penned heartfelt notes.
Tributes poured in for AB de Villiers after the South African batter on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
De Villiers hasn't played international cricket since 2018 but has been playing domestic and franchise cricket throughout the globe.
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has attributed his return to form to IPL teammates Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, saying he has reaped rich dividends by spending time with the duo during his stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in UAE.
The Afghan spinner also picked retired South African legend A B de Villiers, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and West Indian swashbuckler Kieron Pollard among his favourites.
Five of his previous golden ducks in his T20 franchise cricket happened in IPL, the last in 2015. His last golden duck in T20 cricket however happened in 2016, during an international match against Australia in Durban.
The intra-squad practice match turned into an edge-of-the-seat thriller with fantastic performances from both teams, RCB-A and RCB-B, led by Harshal Patel and Devdutt Padikkal respectively.
As India continued to persist with the four seamers and a specialist spinner strategy for the fourth Test against England, skipper Virat Kohli had been subjected to sharp criticism by fans for backing Ravindra Jadeja and not selecting Ashwin in the playing XI.
De Villiers will now have to undergo a quarantine of six days before hitting the ground for training sessions.
Boucher added that South Africa will have to respect de Villiers's decision and move forward.
CSA said that "discussions with AB de Villiers have concluded with the batsman deciding once and for all, that his retirement will remain final."
The 29 completed matches at the halfway stage of the tournament provided ample breathtaking performances to select the best XI from the season so far.
The RCB batsman recollected his experience of playing with the franchise's two big stars - Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.
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