AB de Villiers posted a vigorous video on Instagram in support of Virat Kohli, in which he showed revolving the old strike rates of Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar. Describing Virat as “Mr. Safety of RCB”, he said that when Kohli is batting, there is nothing to fear. ABD jokingly said, “I remember like an elephant” and gave a befitting reply to critics. Now this post is going viral on social media.
Virat Kohli's bat is continuously speaking to RCB, very close to making it to the playoffs of IPL 2025. Kohli not only won the team by playing a fast innings of 62 runs against Chennai, but also again won the Orange Cap.
After this innings, Virat's old critics received a special answer, that too from his close and RCB legend Ab de Villiers. ABD posted a video in which the statements of Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar were shown in which they raised questions about Virat's strike rate.
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Significantly, in IPL 2023, Sehwag criticized Kohli after a slow century. At the same time, along with Gavaskar, Virat's knocks have been discussed about the strike rate. But now in IPL 2025, Virat has scored 505 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of 143.47, including 7 fifty.
De Villiers said, “Virat is always there. He is Mr. Safety for RCB. When he is batting, there is no need to fear.” He lashed out at the media and said, “Those who said that Virat plays slowly, he was playing at a strike rate of about 200 tomorrow … Now digest it too.”
This post of ABD has made Virat's fans more excited, who are already very happy with his current form.
