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South Africa great AB de Villiers has backed his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate Virat Kohli to be at his usual best in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, starting in Chennai On March 22 .
Virat Kohli is the only player who has stuck with same franchise right through the tournament began in 2008 .
The 35-year-old Kohli has not played competitive cricket in almost two months after opting out of the recently-concluded Test series against England at home, which India won 4-1 because of the birth of son, Akaay.
De Villiers termed Kohli’s IPL career as ‘incredible’ after the star India batter holds the highest run-scorer feat in the event, amassing 7,263 runs in 200 matches.
“Stalwart, King Kohli, over 7000 runs, over 200 IPL matches — but that’s simply incredible. That’s like a career in itself.”
“Virat will be back. We’ve missed him dearly and absolutely cannot wait to watch the best of him this coming season,” de Villiers said on his YouTube channel.
With the T20 World Cup 2024 following soon , the form of Virat kohli will be watched with keen interest by his ardent fans and selectors as many young players are knocking at the door of the national team .
