“Ab de Villiers Only Had Personal Records in IPL. Anybody Can Score in Bengaluru”- Gautam Gambhir’s Harsh Statement on De Villiers

AB de Villiers: The preparation for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League is in full swing. All ten IPL franchises are gearing up for the next season of the biggest cricket league in the world. The first match will see the defending champion Gujarat Titans take on four-time winner Chennai Super Kings on March 31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. So far, the IPL has hosted 15 successful editions of the tournament.

With the start of the tournament just a few weeks away, many former cricketers and experts have started picking their favorite players and moments from the league. It started after India won the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007. The IPL was the first of its kind to start in 2008. A number of players from all across the world taking part in it.

“AB de Villiers only had personal records in IPL”- Gautam Gambhir

Just like the start of every season, the hype for the upcoming one has become huge. However, former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir caught the attention of the fans with one of his strange take on AB de Villiers. In an interaction on Star Sports, Gambhir was asked to give the name of the best batter, between Suresh Raina and De Villiers that played in the IPL.

The former KKR skipper said that Raina had been far better than the South African star. He also went on to say that De Villiers played for his own glory. Gambhir said, “AB de Villiers only had personal records in the IPL. Anybody could have scored runs in Chinnaswamy Stadium. “

However, Gambhir’s statement came as a shock to many fans. Speaking of the records, Raina was part of 205 IPL games in his career and scored 5528 runs at an average of 32.51 and a strike rate of 136.73. The Southpaw also scored one century and 39 half-centuries in his IPL career.

Meanwhile, De Villiers played 184 games and scored 5162 runs in 170 innings at an average and strike rate of 39.70 and 151.68, respectively. The former RCB star also scored three centuries with a best of 133 not out, along with 40 half-centuries.