De Villiers best current batsman – Kohli

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Virat Kohli has acknowledged AB de Villiers as the best current batsman, and lauded his composure under pressure after the South African’s 47-ball 79 helped Royal Challengers Bangalore qualify for their first IPL final since 2011. Royal Challengers had slumped to 68 for 6 in their chase of 159 against Gujarat Lions in the first Qualifier before de Villiers shared an unbroken 91-run stand with Iqbal Abdulla to carry his side home with 10 balls to spare.

“Unbelievable, can’t believe I’m the winning captain,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation. “That should end a lot of debates as to who is the best going around. No question about it.

“Come the big game, the big man stands up. I just bow down to him, that was probably one of the best knocks under pressure I’ve seen. So …

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