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AB de Villiers has reacted to the rumours of a rift throughout the Indian dressing room.© AFP
Nevertheless, de Villiers steered that this stuff aren’t new within the sport, particularly when a staff is taking part in away from house.
“I know there have been some rumours. I’m not surprised. When there’s smoke, there’s fire. I’ve been part of dressing rooms where it’s been hostile. Especially when you’re away from home, you’re missing your family, and you’re not playing the best cricket of your career,” De Villiers stated in a video posted on X.
De Villiers, nonetheless, claimed that he will not be stunned if the rumours are certainly true, particularly with the outcomes not entering into favour of the staff.
“The dressing room is crucial, especially away from home. It’s easier at home. I have no doubt that the Indian team dressing room might have lost that a little bit over the last weeks in Australia. When you start losing faith in each other, you might as well sit on the sides and hand over the trophy. I don’t have facts with regards to the Indian dressing room. I’ll wait for facts to see who’s been niggling with who,” he added.
De Villiers additionally recalled an incident throughout his taking part in days when South Africa had been clear swept by Australia each house and away.
“It’s very easy for bad stuff and bad habits to creep into the dressing room. We also had that against Australia in 2006 when we lost 2-0 in Australia and then lost 3-0 in South Africa. We lost five out of six Tests. It wasn’t sunshine and roses in that dressing room, we were squabbling with each other. It’s everything, in my opinion. That’s the kind of stuff I believed in when I captained teams. For me, it was a non-negotiable. The dressing room needed to be truthful, guys were loyal to each other, there was great atmosphere and spirit, and we always respected the guy next to you. If you have that, even if you’re losing, you still have a good dressing room,” the previous South Africa captain highlighted.
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