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Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers made some shocking revelation about Delhi Daredevils (now known as Delhi Capitals) while he was a part of the franchise from IPL 2008 to 2010. Before his stint with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2011 to 2021, De Villiers went on to start his IPL career with Delhi Daredevils for three years after the franchise for INR 1.2 crore in the IPL 2008 auction.
However, the former Proteas cricketer revealed that there were many ‘poisonous’ characters in the Delhi franchise. “I would hate to give you names. Burning people, you know. But the Delhi Daredevils were in shambles. I mean, it was. There were lots of poisonous characters in that side," AB de Villiers told Cricket.com.
Bittersweet three years for me: AB de Villiers
Speaking further, AB de Villiers revealed his interaction with great Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath and other childhood heroes in Delhi Daredevils. Apart from that, he also mentioned how it turned out to be a bitter three year with the franchise for him because of some people and he also didn’t get the backing he deserved.
“Like McGrath. I mean, I played against him in 2006 in a Test match and I could hardly breathe, literally, and never spoke a word to him. And then in the next minute, I’m sitting here in 2008 and he sits next to me and goes, I like the way you play. I’m like, what’s going on there?" De Villiers.
“So from those highs to also realising that there were some cancerous characters inside and no need to mention names, So it was a very bittersweet three years for me. Also, I wasn’t backed as I would have liked to," he further added.
