South African hard-hitter AB de Villiers was in full flow when Royal Challengers Bangalore locked horns with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. The 34-year-old bludgeoned the visitors all over the park as he stormed to a score of 69 off just 39 balls and helped Bangalore put up a respectable total of 218.
But wait, that was not all. De Villiers returned to prove his worth on the field by taking a phenomenal catch on the boundary line to dismiss Sunrisers batsman Alex Hales. In what is being hailed as the catch of the tournament, the Protea had already secured the match for his team. Deservedly, he was awarded the Man of the Match award.
However, what came as a surprise, was his next step.
AB de Villiers followed the path of Kings XI batsman KL Rahul and went up to the crowd to hand over his trophy to a fan.
Athletic, talented, charming. Add benevolent to the list to describe @ABdeVilliers17 ❤ Truly Superhuman 🙌#PlayBold #RCBvSRH #RCB pic.twitter.com/LblMlypLLR
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) May 17, 2018
While KL Rahul’s act earned him mixed reactions, the Tweeple hailed ABD for being kind enough to give away the award.
A new adjective to describe the man
abd is greatest of all time
— sanjay jolaniya (@sanjay_jolaniya) May 17, 2018
No doubt the fans loved his gesture
Pure heart person 😍😘👌👏
— Krishna Kumar (@krishna_Rathnam) May 17, 2018
Praises poured in
https://twitter.com/Shivarajpvs/status/997191400583118848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rvcj.com%2Fabd-won-man-of-the-match-award-what-he-did-with-it-won-hearts-once-again%2F
Had everyone’s respect
Well you just won immense respect from us. Hats off champ very very few would do that thing after that blinder of a catch🙏🙏👏👏💥
— Rahulsurya (@grahulsurya) May 17, 2018
A complete package
Abd is love, a perfect package of everything. 😊😊😘😘😚😚🤗🤗🤗
— 🐰 (@weirdreshmi01) May 17, 2018
Loved by all, hated by none
https://twitter.com/abhishekdutta71/status/997423206955823105
While the Twitterati has only love to shower on the RCB talisman, what are your views on the episode?