The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) teammates Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are known for being best friends, but while having a candid chat on Instagram, both batsmen remembered their first meeting as teammates back in 2011.

The Indian skipper remembered the time when he met de Villiers in Johannesburg after the Bangalore based franchise bought the former South Africa skipper in 2011.

“I remember the first time we met after you were picked up by RCB. It was in Johannesburg and we came down the tunnel. You guys were finishing practice and we were just starting ours.”

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“I came and said hello and said we are going to be teammates and you were like 'I am excited for that'. Such brief chat. 9 years we have been such good friends and such a great journey. Yeah, it's been wonderful,” Kohli said.

The 36-year-old de Villiers also went down the memory lane and remembered their first conversation and went on to reveal that even though he replied to Kohli but he did not trust the Delhi based batsman.

“It's an interesting story because it is a very human thing to do when you hear about someone for quite a few years and Boucher had told me a lot about you,” de Villiers said.

“I certainly remember walking up the tunnel and even though I said hi but I didn't trust the guy yet. I have seen the hair and seen the style but it didn't take me long to get to know you better,” he added.

(With India Today inputs)