Many parts around the world are currently under the lockdown because of the dangerous Coronavirus pandemic. Amidst lockdown IPL’s franchise, Rajasthan Royals have released a podcast, where Ish Sodhi can be seen interacting with players of his side and sharing some of the best moments from the cash-rich league.
After interacting with Steve Smith and Shreyas Gopal appeared in the podcast, recently, Jos Buttler joined the bandwagon for the third episode. During the podcast, Jos Buttler opened up about many things related to his personal and professional life.
During the interview, he revealed that when he was playing for Mumbai Indians, he came to know about AB de Villiers. He shared how the former Proteas batsman said that they will meet for a beet at the hotel after the game. He said:
“Got to know him a little bit during the IPL actually when I was at Mumbai (Indians). Just at the start of the game, he said I will catch up with you for a beer at the hotel after the game. I was like so excited. I was like so cool getting to drink a beer with AB de Villiers. I got back to the hotel told my fiance at that time (now wife) we are going to go straight to the bar,”
Joss Buttler also revealed that his wife thought AB was a New Zealander. Yes, you read that right. Joss Buttler shared that his wife asked him AB is from which part of New Zealand. He said:
“AB de Villiers will be there for a drink, this is going to be awesome. We probably chatted for 20 minutes, having a great time I am loving it and he has got a pretty strong Afrikaans accent. About 20 minutes into the conversation, Louise (Buttler’s fiancee) asks AB ‘which part of New Zealand are you from?’ and that just absolutely killed me,”
Meanwhile, Joss Buttler and AB de Villiers were all set to play in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League for their respective teams, however, the game has now been suspended and there are chances that the season might not take place.
