Keeping calm and not getting over excited, the way to go for AB de Villiers

After their loss against South Africa, South African captain, AB de Villiers revealed that South Africa wouldn’t want to lose their calm and composure in their upcoming match against India. Both India and South Africa have to win tomorrow to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.

After a clinical performance against Bangladesh, South African lost their way in the last match against Pakistan. AB de Villiers departed the very first ball he faced against Imad Wasim after winning the toss and electing to bat. None of the batsman except David Miller stood was able to make an impact and could only manage a score of 218.

Rain played a vital role in the match as Pakistan went to win the match by DLS method. In the pre-match interview, AB de Villiers described his plans for tomorrow.

Mr. 360’s responsibilities

“Definitely, that’s the way we have been successful throughout the year. We really clear about what is necessary and needed for us to go out there and win. So I think the guys generally perform better if they are all relaxed in their mindsets and not too tensed,” stated the protean captain according the press conference. He further took the responsibility for ensuring calm within the dressing room.

“That is my responsibility to make sure there is no panic, even if it is a must-win game but we have played in last 12-18 months and we have had quite a lot of success in those must win games. So pretty much similar to what we have been doing in the last 12 months and same kind of approach for tomorrow’s game as well,” added ace RCB batsman.

“We will have a chat in the field when we go out there to practice. We will have the look at wickets. We have world class players in the side so we will have a look at what’s the best XI for us for tomorrow against India. We haven’t decided yet.”

AB talks about Kohli

When asked about Virat Kohli, AB was quick to answer that his bowlers will be looking to get the Indian skipper out early, “He is a world class player and it’s difficult to stop when he gets going. Our players would be around to unsettle him early in his innings like any other world class batsman and will look to get him out early. He does it really well when he gets going. He can really take the game away from you. We have played together for quite a few years for Bangalore and I respect him more of the field. He is a really good guy and I love the way he plays cricket, it’s really competitive. He like to come on top. I have a lot of respect for Virat like I said on and off the field,” concluded AB.