AB De Villiers Releases New Song; Video Features Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal Among Others

South African cricketer AB de Villiers has released a new song, along with singer-songwriter Karen Zoid and Ndlovu Youth Choir. The song also features cricketers with Virat Kohli, Dale Steyn, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Yuzvendra Chahal and Anrich Nortje. Taking to Twitter, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) wicketkeeper-batsman shared the music video, and captioned it as, "Wrote this song with @karenzoid & the @ChoirAfrica . We're all so different, but united we form the perfect picture!"

The song is titled, "THE FLAME", and is about celebrating the human spirit. The T20 specialist is not new in the music industry, having also released a bilingual pop album in 2010 with singer Ampie du Preez.

De Villiers is currently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.

RCB are currently second in the league table with 13 points from 12 matches. In their last five fixtures, they have won twice and lost three times. RCB face SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their next match on October 31.

De Villiers has played in 12 matches this season, scoring 338 runs at a strike rate of 171.21, packed with 26 fours and 20 sixes. He also has grabbed four half-centuries. He made his debut for South Africa in 2004, and represented the national team over the course of 15 years. He was also named ICC ODI Player of the Year three times.

He retired from all formats of international cricket in 2018, but expressed his intention to make a comeback and represent his country in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

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South Africa Cricket Team Royal Challengers Bangalore AB de Villiers Virat Kohli Yuzvendra Chahal Dale Steyn Kagiso Rabada Anrich Nortje IPL 2020 Cricket