Last Update on: June 1st, 2018 at 01:51 pm
With AB de Villiers taking a sudden and shocking call to hang his boots from the International fold, it could be a case if he decides to not play in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).
However, de Villiers confirmed that he will continue to play for his domestic team, Titans.
The star batsman de Villiers had also stated that he will conitinue to ply on his trade in domestic Twenty20 leagues across the globe.
Meanwhile, it is known fact Titans has not included de Villiers in the list of its 18 contracted players. Consequently, there are doubts whether he will partake in next season of IPL.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has stated that the South African talismanic batsman will play for them in the next edition.
However, we take a look at the five players who can replace AB de Villiers if he skips the 2019 season of the IPL.
Five Players who can replace AB de Villiers if he doesn’t play for RCB:
Luke Ronchi:
Luke Ronchi has taken the T20 form by storm. Ronchi’s performance in the Carribean Premier League (CPL) was outstanding. However, he went unsold in the IPL 2018 auctions after featuring in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Ronchi has thus far played only in five IPL matches. However, he has scored only 34 runs in the five matches.
Meanwhile, former Australia’s and New Zealand’s wicketkeeper-batsman is in top form. Ronchi has the ability to get his runs at a brisk pace and could be an ideal replacement for de Villiers.
Ronchi had scored 359 runs in the 26 innings at a strike of 140.23 in the T20Is.
However, his numbers in the domestic T20 leagues are more impressive. In the 146 T20 innings, the right-hander has scored 3157 runs at a blistering strike rate of 157.14 which makes him a perfect replacement for AB.
