Boucher hints AB de Villiers' international comeback for T20I WC
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‘Bangladeshi fans might not like me saying this but Bangladesh won’t make the knockouts’, says AB de Villiers
15 Feb 25
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher has hinted that superman of cricket AB de Villiers might return to international cricket ahead of the T20 World Cup in India. AB is currently in India for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The former South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman has also revealed about the conversation he had with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star ahead of the IPL 2021.
“I did chat to him before he went to the IPL. The conversation is still very much open. AB being the person he is, he wanted to perform very well at the IPL, to prove to himself and everyone else that he is still a very key figure in world cricket and could dominate at that level,” Boucher said.
“I said to him: ‘go do your thing, and I’ll give you a shout towards the back end of the IPL. So that is where we are with him,” Boucher told reporters according to South Africa website timeslive.co.za.
37-year-old AB de Villiers kicked off the 2021 IPL season with a match-winning innings of 48 runs against the defending champions Mumbai Indians.
The Protea played 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20Is for the national team before announcing his retirement in 2018.
