Published: Oct 04, 2015, 01:04 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 04, 2015, 07:58 PM (IST)
That South African batting sensation and their One-Day International (ODI) skipper AB de Villiers is a talented sportsman with interests in many games, is a well known fact. The ‘360 degrees’ player is a huge rugby fan and has even played the game for his school team. At one point, he was deeply involved with the game and could’ve played it at the highest level too, but he opted for cricket.
At present, the rugby world cup is on in England and like a fanboy, de Villiers did something to cheer for South Afrcia’s rugby team. He shot a small video, featuring India’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, his deputy Virat Kohli and the Team Director Ravi Shastri, to cheer for his country’s rugby team – Springboks.
The video posted by de Villiers from his official Twitter account also features his team mates Kagiso Rabada, Quinton de Kock and Albie Morkel. In the video, all the cricketers can be seen saying “Bokkeâ€, which refers to the nickname of the South African national rugby team.
The video was shot when the players were waiting at the Dharamsala airport to leave for Cuttack, the venue for next T20 International (T20I). De Villiers started recording an impromptu video asking everyone to say “Bokkeâ€. He started with his teammates and then asked Dhoni to cheer for his team, saying, “come on MSâ€. The Indian captain promptly obliged by shouting “Bokke.â€
#BOKKE pic.twitter.com/RUYXO69BHW
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) October 3, 2015
Shastri and Kohli followed the captain and showed their support for the rugby team. De Villiers then concluded with his message to the team, saying, “To the Boks, all the best boys.”
India and South Africa play the second T20I at Cuttack on Monday. The Proteas are 1-0 up and will look to continue with the domination. Indians, on the other hand, will have their task cut out and will hope to make a comeback.
