A misunderstood character, a minimum of for the preliminary a part of his profession, Virat Kohli turned issues round in his profession in a manner that not many may even think about. The batter emerged as one of many best the sport has ever seen. But, throughout his early days as a cricketer, be it in worldwide cricket or the Indian Premier League, many noticed Kohli as an ‘boastful’ individual. AB de Villiers, in a chat with Chris Gayle forward of the beginning of the IPL 2023 season, admitted that even he thought Kohli appeared ‘boastful and cocky’ when he first met him.

In an episode of Bold Diaries, De Villiers was brutally trustworthy about his first impression of Kohli. But, the previous South Africa captain admitted that his views flipped the second he bought to know Virat ‘the human being’ from shut quarters.

“Oh my goodness…I have had this question before and I had given this answer before as well. I think he was quite cocky and arrogant when I met him the first time. With that hairstyle and he had bit of a strut going…yes flamboyant, absolutely.

“But the minute I bought to know him a bit higher and watched him play I imply I’ve bought as a lot respect for him however I bought to know him higher as a human being. I believe he had a barrier round him after I met him the primary time and that barrier opened up and I bought to know the individual. I did not not like him however you recognize what I’m saying. He’s a high individual now however first impression was ufff…he is bought to return right down to earth a bit,” De Villiers said in the video, during a chat with Gayle.

De Villiers went down in history as an RCB legend and one of the finest players to have ever graced the Indian Premier League. Gayle, who also donned the RCB jersey for a long time, had a candid chat with De Villiers where the two discussed some intriguing topics, narrating unheard tales from the past.