One of the best batters of contemporary period, AB de Villiers has revealed that he was snubbed by erstwhile Delhi Daredevils after spending three seasons on the IPL franchise. Before making it large on the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the South African batting legend had three lukewarm season with the Delhi franchise, now often known as Delhi Capitals. But in a group assembly, additionally attended by explosive Australian opener David Warner, de Villiers was informed that he was going to be “retained” but it surely occurred in any other case because the franchise launched him earlier than the 2011 public sale.

Recalling the incident in his YouTube channel, ‘AB de Villiers 360′, the previous South African skipper stated: “When I played in the 2010 season, I got called into the office and was told ‘you are going to get retained, young AB de Villiers’.” “I sat alongside David Warner in that meeting. It came as a huge surprise to me a week or two later when I realised I had been released.

“So the communication wasn’t nice again within the day, that should be totally different lately but it surely’s not a pleasant feeling,” De Villiers added.

The 39-year-old said it was a huge blow and he was very nervous before the auction.

“You’re not sure of your profession, at the moment in 2010 I feel I solely performed 5 video games in that IPL season so plenty of doubts crept up in my thoughts.

“But I did have a very good international season. I kept playing good cricket and luckily for me the auction happened and I got picked up by RCB, and it changed my life forever, so great memories with regards to that.

“I used to be so nervous. Then I acquired the information from Twitter that I used to be picked by RCB and the subsequent second Virat (Kohli) referred to as.” De Villiers went on to mesmerise the Indian fans with his stroke-making and formed a dream combination with star batter Kohli at the top of the order for 11 seasons.

De Villiers said the released players should not feel disappointed as it’s not the “finish of the street”.

“For all of the launched gamers, it is not the tip of the street, preserve a detailed eye on the public sale. But when you’re not picked up, it offers a chance to return to the drafting board and work even more durable,” he added.