May 31, IPL 2025: South African great batsman AB de Villiers is on a tour of India these days. In Mumbai, he has talked about many aspects of Indian cricket. He has also talked about Shubman Gill becoming the Test captain, India’s tour of England and Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket. De Villiers said that he hopes the Royal Challengers Bangalore team will become the champion this year.
‘I am happy that RCB team reached the final’
On RCB reaching the final, de Villiers said – I am very happy that the Bangalore team has reached the final. Mumbai Indians won on Friday night. Now a very good Qualifier 2 match is going to be held (between Mumbai and Punjab). I am eagerly waiting for the final and hope this year will be good for RCB.’
De Villiers spoke on Kohli’s retirement from Test
On Kohli’s retirement from Test, de Villiers said, ‘He must have listened to his heart. Virat listened to the voice of his conscience. Over the years, he has made significant contributions to cricket worldwide, and fortunately, we will continue to see him on the pitch. In Test matches, he will be missed. In the red ball, he has left a lasting legacy.
De Villiers spoke on Gill becoming the new Test captain
De Villiers said on Gill being appointed as the new captain of the Indian Test team, ‘Now the time has come for young players to come forward. Shubman Gill is taking responsibility. India has a lot of talent and the credit for this goes to a large extent to the IPL. We saw Vaibhav Suryavanshi this year. The Indian team and Gill will be tested strongly against England.’
Qualifier-2 will be played between Mumbai and Punjab
In fact, Mumbai defeated Gujarat by 20 runs in the Eliminator on Friday to make it to Qualifier-2. Now the Qualifier-2 match will be played in Ahmedabad on June 1. At the same time, the final will be played in Ahmedabad on June 3. The RCB team defeated Punjab in Qualifier One and entered the final directly. At the same time, after the end of IPL, the Indian team has to tour England. There Team India will play a five-match Test series, which is going to start from June 20. Gill will lead a young Team India.
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