IPL 2020: ‘The game needs you back,’ India coach Ravi Shastri is asking for ABD's comeback

Cricket | Tuesday | 13th October, 2020

AB de Villiers got the universe of cricket talking by and by with his unfathomable thump for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. De Villiers looted 73* off 33 balls with five fours and six sixes to set the arena burning. His thump impelled RCB to 194, a complete which was sufficient for them to beat KKR thoroughly – by 82 runs. Unmistakably, everybody was discussing de Villiers being at his hawkish best.

This is de Villiers' third 50 years of the period in seven matches and decided by his fine structure in the IPL, India lead trainer Ravi Shastri accepts all is good and well for de Villiers to end his retirement and re-visitation of play global cricket for South Africa. Shastri is persuaded that de Villiers' return is required for worldwide cricket in ‘these trying times’.

“Now, that the penny has dropped. What one saw last night was unreal. And the feeling is the same waking up. @ABdeVilliers17, the game in these trying times or otherwise needs you back in the international arena and out of retirement. The game will be better off,” Shastri tweeted on Tuesday.