IPL 2021: An old man like me needs to stay fresh as much I can, says de Villiers

The
37-year-old
former
South
Africa
skipper
is
in
the
UAE
to
represent
his
IPL
franchise
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
in
the
remainder
of
the
14th
edition
of
the
lucrative
league.
In
a
video
posted
by
RCB
on
Twitter,
De
Villiers
was
seen
trying
to
hit
the
ball
all
over
the
park.

“It
was
very
good.
The
wicket
was
a
bit
sticky
so
it
was
quite
tough
actually.
Bowlers
bowled
very
well
and
it’s
humid
here,
we
are
gonna
sweat
a
lot
which
is
good
for
losing
a
bit
of
weight
but
for
an
old
man
like
me,
I
need
to
stay
fresh
as
much
as
I
can,”
said
De
Villiers.

The
league,
which
was
suspended
in
May
owing
to
a
COVID-19
outbreak
in
its
bubble,
resumes
on
Sunday.
“It
was
a
great
session
and
was
nice
to
see
everyone
out
there.
All
the
guys
are
looking
very
eager
to
get
going.
I
am
looking
forward
to
tomorrow’s
warm-up
game,”
added
De
Villiers.

The
Protea
said
he
felt
nice
about
reuniting
with
his
RCB
team-mates
after
the
first
half
of
IPL,
which
was
held
in
India.

“Absolutely,
I
have
missed
the
guys.
I
have
caught
up
with
a
couple
of
individuals
and
I
will
get
to
meet
up
with
the
older
guys
over
the
next
few
days.
I
have
covered
a
couple
of
guys
tonight
and
it’s
nice
to
hear
all
the
stories
and
what
they
got
up
to
in
the
last
couple
of
months.
There’s
some
interesting
stuff
that
has
happened
and,
it’s
great
to
be
together
as
a
team
again.”