IPL 2016: 5 players who have been overshadowed by Virat Kohli

#4 AB de Villiers – 14 Matches, 603 Runs

South African hitman AB de Villiers has witnessed Kohli’s batting from the other end

If a context was not provided to a person who has not seen IPL 2016, saying that “AB de Villiers was overshadowed” would border on impractical and even rubbish but that is exactly what Virat Kohli has done to the South African maestro. One does not see someone scoring 600 odd runs in 14 matches in a T20 tournament and still manage to play second fiddle to another batsman.

De Villiers has notched up more than 600 runs at an average of more than 50 at a phenomenal strike rate of 170.33. He has been one of the mainstays of RCB’s batting line-up and a big reason why Virat Kohli has managed to perform at such a high level. Together with Kohli, de Villiers has scripted RCB’s comeback in the tournament. catapulting them from a bottom three position to second place in the table. Furthermore, de Villiers has had the best seat in the house to watch Kohli destroy opposition bowling attacks.