Virat Kohli slammed a 58-ball 100 against KKR.
De Villiers had to miss the game after being hit on the head during practice. In his column for the Times of India, De Villiers was full of praise for the RCB skipper, whose 58-ball 100 proved to be decisive in the outcome of the match.
"Virat has endured a challenging campaign, like all of us at RCB — although we're not dead yet in this tournament — but he produced the perfect T20 innings in Kolkata, batting from the first over until the last ball, scoring a masterful century, leading his team to victory," De Villiers wrote.
De Villiers further writes that Kohli leads RCB and India from the front, skill and courage and given that he plays in so much scrutiny from over a billion people dissecting every word, action and reaction of the cricketer. “It is my privilege to watch him work, to watch him practice and plan, to watch him perform and, as a man and cricketer, he has my total admiration," the former South Africa captain added.
Kuldeep Yadav, KKR and India’s Chinaman bowler was taken apart by the RCB batsmen, as he went for 59 runs in 4 overs, the joint most expensive figures for a spinner in IPL, came in for some praise by De Villiers.
(Time of India inputs)