IPL 2021: AB de Villiers joins the Royal Challengers Bangalore Camp in Dubai
37-year-old former South African batsman AB de Villiers reached Dubai on Monday ahead of the 2nd leg of Indian Premier League 2021
Mr. 360 AB de Villiers has landed in UAE on Monday, September 6, 2021, to join his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammates in Dubai ahead of the resumption of IPL 2021.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore squad of available players have completed their quarantine and have started their training process in Dubai.
Meanwhile, the former South African star player, AB de Villiers will now have to go through the quarantine process before joining the RCB team.
RCB itself release the news to their fans in a tweet, showing their excitement as AB de Villiers reached Dubai.
Our excitement levels just went 📈📈📈@ABdeVilliers17 has joined the team. 😎#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2021 #ABHasArrived pic.twitter.com/VqOSalCdHZ
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 6, 2021
The star himself released a couple of pictures in his official Instagram Profile, sharing the view of his hotel room in Dubai and enjoying the company of his family members.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently in the 3rd position in IPL 2021 Table with 5 wins and 2 losses from 7 matches. They will compete against Kolkata Knight Riders on 20th September, Monday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
There are few changes in the squad for RCB with Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, and Tim David coming in as replacements for Adam Zampa, Daniel Sams, and Finn Allen respectively in the second phase of IPL 2021.
Whereas, RCB’s Head Coach Simon Katich had step down from the position citing personal reasons. Taking his place as Royal Challengers Bangalore Head Coach will be Mike Hesson who is also the club’s Director of Cricket Operations.