I looked at Anushka in shock: Virat when learnt about AB de Villiers' retirement

Indian batter Virat Kohli recalled the moment when he first got the news about former South Africa batter Ab de Villiers retirementDe Villiers was a major part of the Indian Premier League IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB since 2011 under Virats captaincyEarlier in November 2021 de Villiers had announced his retirement from all forms of cricket He took calling time on his participation in all T20 leagues across the world This followed his retirement from international cricket in May of 2018Its very strange I mean I clearly remember when he decided to finally call it a day He sent me a voice note we were coming back from Dubai after the World Cup I got a voice note from AB de Villiers while we were driving back home I opened it and while I was listening to it I looked at Anushka in shock My face fell to which she questioned I showed her the message and the voice note from AB and she exclaimed Dont tell me She knew I kind of had the impression and was guessing it in the last IPL said Virat in a video posted on RCBs YouTube channelOur rooms were next to each other and we would walk the same way and disperse every time we walked to our room and he would see me outside he would be like I want to see you for coffee one of these days I kept getting nervous and was like I am not sitting with you because I think there is something coming to which he always said No man there is nothing I just want to have a chat with you its been a while and he never speaks like that because we interact all the time So I knew something is brewing up he addedThe RCB batter further said that it would be a really emotional moment if the team would clinch the IPL title as they would miss the contributions made by de VilliersThe other day it got me thinking if we manage to win the title in the coming seasons I would be very emotional thinking about him first Rather than what I would experience after such hard work of so many years I would actually think of him It would still mean a lot to him even if he is watching the game from home said KohliHe is a special human being as he has touched everyone and we all can vouch for that He has been amazing and I dont think there is one person who can say that AB de Villiers has not contributed to their lives in some way or the other he addedAt 37 years of age the icon ended his career with 9424 T20 runs at a strike rate of 15013 in 320 innings He was not out 67 times with four centuries 69 fifties and a high score of 133 not out He also took 230 catches and registered 18 stumpingsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever