‘There were lots of poisonous characters in…’ – AB De Villiers makes huge statement about Ex-IPL side

Former South African batter AB De Villiers recently shed light on his experiences with a former IPL side. The team in question is none other than Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals). De Villiers had played three seasons for Delhi since being picked in 2008 before being released at the end of the 2010 season. The former South African batter played 28 games for Delhi, scoring 671 runs with one century and three fifties with an average of 31 and a strike rate of 117. 

After being released by Delhi, the former Proteas skipper was picked by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where he played 156 games. In those games, the right-handed batter scored 4491 runs with two centuries and 37 fifties. The former South African batter also recalled he was let go by Delhi despite being told he was set to be retained. 

Sportskeeda quoted the former South African batter as saying, “I would hate to give you names. Burning people, you know. But Delhi Daredevils were in shambles. I mean, it was. There were lots of poisonous characters on that side. Delhi had in fact reached the semi-finals in the first two seasons. 

AB De Villiers recounts his time with Delhi Daredevils. 

The former South African skipper recounted spending time with greats like Glenn McGrath and Daniel Vettori. AB De Villiers said, “Lots of legends. So it's such a bittersweet moment for me because I speak… I remember it fondly. And some of the highlights of my life and career were there, spending time with Glenn McGrath and Daniel Vettori. That's where we got close. 

De Villiers also added, “But these guys were my heroes and I was so scared of them growing up. So from those highs to also realising that there were some cancerous characters inside and no need to mention names, it was a very bittersweet three years for me. Also wasn't backed as I would have liked to." 

“2009 was nice. I played almost the entire season there in South Africa and came back; I thought I was going to be the man. All of a sudden, not playing again. So it was really mixed feelings. Told I was going to be retained, and in the next minute, I see I'm in the auction. I didn't know what even happened. "So weird things happened," AB de Villiers further added.