AB De Villiers' Bombshell Reveal: 'There Were A Lot Of Cancerous People In DD'
AB De Villiers' Bombshell Reveal: 'There Were A Lot Of Cancerous People In DD'Curated By :News18.comLast Updated: June 15, 2025, 08:58 ISTAB de Villiers has revealed Delhi Daredevils had several 'poisonous' and 'cancerous' people during his time in 2008-10 at the franchise, who made his experience 'bitter-sweet'.AB de Villiers (R) for RCB shaking hands with Glenn Maxwell for Delhi Daredevils. (Sportzpics Photo)South African and IPL legend AB de Villiers has revealed that the Delhi Daredevils (now called Delhi Capitals) were ‘in shambles’ during his time there between 2008 and 2010 because of several ‘cancerous’ and ‘poisonous’ characters. de Villiers said he wouldn’t want to name and ‘burn’ those people, but said they made his time at the franchise quite ‘bitter-sweet’ despite him getting to interact with some of his heroes.de Villiers started his IPL career at DD, playing 28 matches across three seasons. He moved to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in 2011 and played for them till his retirement in 2021. Though he couldn’t win RCB a title, he became a bona fide legend of the league, not only because of his statistical contributions with the bat and in the field, but also for his entertaining and almost revolutionary brand of cricket.Recommended Stories“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," de Villiers told Cricket.com. “Lots of legends. So it’s such a bittersweet moment for me because I speak… I remember it fondly. And some of the highlights of my life and career was there, spending time with Glenn McGrath and Daniel Vettori," he added.That’s where we got close. But these guys were my heroes and I was so scared of them growing up," he added. “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 also felt he didn’t get the backing he deserved at the franchise.top videos View all Swipe Left For Next Video View all“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 said.de Villiers watched RCB lift their first-ever title in Ahmedabad in the recently concluded IPL 2025 season.About the Author Cricketnext Staff A team of reporters, writers and editors brings you news, analyses, features, live scores, results, stats and everything that’s cricket from all over the globe. Follow @cricketnext A team of reporters, writers and editors brings you news, analyses, features, live scores, results, stats and everything that’s cricket from all over the globe. Follow @cricketnextFirst Published: June 15, 2025, 08:57 IST
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