AB De Villiers retires: 4 foreign batsmen who can replace SA legend at Royal Challengers in IPL 2022

1.
Shimron
Hetmyer

The
powerful
West
Indian
left-hander
now
plays
for
Delhi
Capitals.
The
24-year-old
Guyana
man
is
a
versatile
batsman
and
is
quite
flexible
in
batting
order
too.
For
Capitals,
he
has
played
down
the
order
and
made
some
important
contributions.
He
settles
in
the
crease
and
then
go
for
the
broke
in
the
last
five
overs,
and
that
method
has
yielded
a
good
amount
of
success
for
him.
He
is
a
very
good
presence
in
the
outfield
too.
Don’t
get
fooled
by
his
T20I
strike-rate
of
118.

2.
Glenn
Phillips

The
New
Zealand
man
is
quite
similar
to
AB
de
Villiers
in
terms
of
being
a
wicketkeeper
batsman.
He
is
born
in
East
London,
South
Africa
but
plays
for
the
Kiwis,
so
there
is
a
scant
SA
connection
too.
He
has
appeared
for
Rajasthan
Royals
in
the
IPL
and
hence
has
a
feel
of
the
atmosphere.
Phillips
plays
regularly
for
CPL
and
the
Hundred
and
come
with
the
reputation
of
being
a
six-hitter.
His
strike-rate
in
T20s
is
over
140.
The
24-year-old
can
be
a
good
addition
to
the
RCB
stable.

3.
Aiden
Markram

The
South
African
is
a
wonderful
talent
across
the
format
for
his
country.
In
the
IPL
for
Punjab
Kings
and
in
the
recently
concluded
ICC
T20
World
Cup
2021,
the
powerful
right-hander
has
showed
his
class.
He
can
bat
at
No
3
or
No
4
for
the
RCB
just
like
De
Villiers.
From
20
T20Is,
Markram
has
amassed
588
runs
at
a
strike-rate
in
excess
of
147
with
six
fifties.
He
is
also
a
very
handy
operator
with
new
ball
through
his
military
medium
pace
as
it
was
showed
in
the
T20
World
Cup.

4.
Liam
Livingstone

The
28-year-old
from
England
is
truly
versatile,
a
baby
version
of
AB.
He
is
a
strong
hitter
of
a
cricket
ball
as
he
has
showed
in
the
IPL
for
Rajasthan
Royals
and
has
sufficient
T20
experience
across
the
globe
with
Pakistan
Super
League
and
the
Hundred.
Livingstone
has
played
14
T20Is
for
England
so
far
and
has
made
252
runs
at
an
astounding
strike-rate
of
165.78.
He
is
also
canny
bowler
who
can
bowl
both
off-break
and
leg-spin.
In
the
T20
World
Cup,
Livingstong
often
bowled
in
the
Power
Plays
and
middle-overs,
off-breaks
to
right-handers
and
leg-breaks
to
the
left-handers.
He
could
really
add
firepower
to
the
RCB
line-up.