Why Virat Kohli did not speak to AB de Villiers for months? Legend reveals

Former cricketer AB de Villiers revealed that Virat Kohli did not speak to the batter for several months after he had mistakenly revealed the latter was expecting his second child. AB de Villiers let things slip in February 2024, while on a YouTube live, stating that Anushka was pregnant with her second child with Virat Kohli.

The news came as a huge announcement for the fans, as the pregnancy had been kept under wraps by both Kohli and Anushka. Speaking to Cricket.com in an interview, de Villiers finally opened up on the matter and said that an angry Kohli had ghosted him for several months.

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The South Africa legend revealed that Kohli reached out to him six months back, during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25, when he was going through a difficult patch in his career.

"I know we were in the same boat because we spoke about it. He's been in touch with me over the last six months. Thank goodness, because I did have a bit of a footfall not so long ago when they were expecting their second child (De Villiers had publicly announced it before Kohli). So I was very relieved when he started talking to me again," de Villiers said in an interview.

"So he was talking about... We all know he went through a bit of a patch and sort of wanted to bounce a few ideas off me — how did I get through certain moments of my life. So I knew what kind of phase he was going through, considering his age, how many games he's played, the dynamics of being in the team all the time, the politics thereof as well.

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"Lots of things weigh in on you. And I shared with him from the heart what I felt and what I think, what I'm seeing from the side, watching him on the screen. So very happy that he's still around playing cricket. And the decision to not play Test cricket would have come from the heart.

De Villiers said that he supported Virat Kohli with all his heart and hoped that the batter had a lot more ODI cricket left in him.

"And I support him 100% with that. He's had a wonderful career, and I want him to enjoy his cricket until the very last ball. And if that is the way forward for him, then great, I'm right behind him. Hopefully, a lot more white-ball cricket for him left," he concluded.

Published By: Kingshuk Kusari Published On: Jun 15, 2025

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