Royal Challengers Bengaluru has become the first team to hold both the IPL and WPL titles simultaneously.
'To see his preparation, the way he dominates the game.'
'He's the guy who can win you games with bat and ball. He can bowl in any situation, he can bat anywhere in the line up.'
Former spinner Harbhajan Singh believes India should have won more trophies during Virat Kohli's reign as a white-ball captain as he had a good bunch of players under him.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has dropped the ultimate cricket compliment, comparing 14-year-old Bihar batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
'Some players will feel comfortable with a former player. Some players will be comfortable with a coach that's never played the game before but he's got a lot of years of experience of coaching the game.'
Captain Sakibul Gani smashed a 32-ball hundred -- the fastest-ever by an Indian in List A cricket -- to power Bihar to a massive world record List A total of 574/6 against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
A B de Villiers, who is not keen on coaching, could take over as RCB mentor.
'I might be involved with the IPL again in the future in a different role.'
The cause of outrage is the presence of just one black player in the South Africa squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
IPL 2021 got off to a perfect start as A B de Villiers' stunning late assault helped Royal Challengers Bangalore upset champions Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a last-ball finish in the opening game in Chennai on Friday.
Virat Kohli paid tribute to Dr Abraham Benjamin Villiers.
When I interviewed Alishan Sharafu as a 14-year-old schoolboy following his huge scores in domestic matches, he told me he wanted to bat like A B de Villiers.
Vijay Mallya, who played a crucial role in building RCB's core identity -- most notably by backing a young Virat Kohli, and later signing superstars like Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers -- shared a series of heartfelt messages after the final.
Rajaneesh Gupta lists the amazing numbers that make Rohit Sharma one of the finest ODI batters of his time.
'He moved to few other teams but never felt settled at those teams.'
A B de Villiers described South Africa's squad as a well-balanced unit and backed them to pull off an upset against defending champions Australia.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff's three best performing players in all the 17 IPLs (2008-2024).
'If RCB lifts the trophy, I will be there celebrating with Virat!'
'If he keeps going, he will go down as one of the best ODI captains of all time.'
Has Suryakumar Yadav eclipsed the legendary A B de Villiers in the T20 format?
ometimes, you lose five wickets, but with this rule, you can get a chance to return to the game. For close matches and entertainment, it is good.'
South Africa's skipper A B de Villiers is a satisfied man as his team took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against World No 1 India. And AB de Villiers felt that his team ought to be proud of this achievement.
This is only the second time that Punjab Kings reached the IPL final, while it is the fourth time that RCB have made it to the title clash.
'We missed out on Ravichandran Ashwin, but we have a strong pace attack.'
Sai Sudharsan upstaged some of the world's top batters as he topped the run scoring charts, while Prasidh Krishna was the most successful bowler of the season.
Will Jacks took 2/14 in three overs before he hit 36 from 26 balls, setting up a comfortable chase, and was rightly adjudged Player of the Match.
RCB All Star legend A B de Villiers had earlier called Jacks a 'complete package' and the X-factor RCB desperately needed.
'If he goes into the auction pool, it will be fascinating to see which team bids for him.'
M S Dhoni is the first player to take 150 catches in IPL history.
Kohli, the heart and soul of the franchise, will have to wait at least another year to chase his maiden IPL title.
Her entire cricketing journey flashed before former spinner Neetu David's eyes when she became only the second Indian woman to be inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame.
'What an experience. Thanks for your time 'Master Blaster' @sachintendulkar.'
'See you soon, Wankhede,' Hardik tweeted a selfie with the World Cup trophy on his arrival at Mumbai airport.
'I have played with this boy before and he is a very level-headed and down-to-earth guy. I am really proud of him.'
'If Virat talks about personal reasons, there must be a very good reason for that.'
'India have shown their intent by adding Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to their T20I squad.'
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'When I spoke to him yesterday I knew something was brewing. Well played my friend.'
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