Why did De Villiers pick RCB over Manchester United and Chinnaswamy over Supersport Park? Check out

The South African who plies his trade with the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is the one who makes his bat do the talking all the time.

Though RCB are yet to win an IPL title till date, De Villiers believes the Bengaluru-based franchise’s time will come.

The 37-year-old may not have had the most promising start to the second leg of IPL 2021 currently being held , but is pretty sure that RCB are ready to lift the till-now elusive IPL trophy this season.

In a chat with Indian women’s team cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues on Dream11 Dil Ya Dimaag, De Villiers picked his franchise over Manchester United and M Chinnaswamy Stadium over Supersport Park.

.@ABdeVilliers17 dil se khel ke bowler ka dimaag kharab karte hai. Let’s see how he thinks off the pitch in this episode of @dream11 #DilYaDimaag#TeamHaiTohMazaaHai #VIVOIPL #RCB #KKR pic.twitter.com/DDB3FqThul

— Jemimah Rodrigues (@JemiRodrigues) September 20, 2021

The Proteas wicketkeepr-batsman was asked to pick a stadium he enjoyed scoring runs at and pat came his reply.

“Definitely Chinnaswamy, I no longer play international cricket, so, when I come to the Chinnaswamy and put my RCB jersey on, there’s nothing that beats that,” said De Villiers, who in May, 2018 had announced his retirement from international cricket.

He had played 114 Tests, 228 One-day Internatiols and 78 Twenty20 Internationals before announcing his surprise retirement.

Even though he has retired from international cricket, De Villiers backed himself over RCB skipper Kohli when asked who he would choose to score 20 runs off the last over.

But he wore his Proteas heart on his sleeve when Jemimah asked him to go back in time and win one game between 2015 ICC 50-Overs Cricket World Cup semifinal (where South Africa lost a thriller to New Zealand in the last over at Auckland) and the IPL 2016 final in which RCB went down to Sunrisers Hyderabad at their homeground of Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

“The World Cup is something that I grew up wanting. It was my first dream growing up as a young boy starting to play cricket.”

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After the loss to MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday (September 24), RCB are currently third in IPL 2021 table with 10 points from nine matches.

They next take on champions Mumbai Indians at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (September 26)