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'Arrogant and cocky': De Villiers on why Virat Kohli seemed 'overly confident'

Reflecting on his long-standing friendship with Virat Kohli formed during their shared years at Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League, AB de Villiers shared his initial impressions of the star batter during a podcast appearance with Prakhar Gupta. The former South Africa captain admitted he initially viewed the young Indian star as overly confident, though he noted that this first impression stemmed from an intense inner self-belief rather than true arrogance.

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