'I apologise to Kohli family': AB de Villiers takes U-turn on his 'second child on the way' remarks

The former South African cricketer AB de Villiers apologised to Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma for sharing 'not confirmed' comments on the Indian cricketer's indefinite break last week. 

The legendary retired batter shocked the cricket world by saying Kohli and his wife are expecting their second child on his YouTube video on February 4 and now asked fans to respect Kohli's decision to remain private. AB also added that his friend will soon return to action in his latest video ahead of the SA20 final on Saturday.

"My friend Virat Kohli is still not available," de Villiers said. "I cry out to everyone to give him the privacy that he deserves. Family comes first. No one knows what exactly is



going on. I am asking all of us to respect that. I did bit of a blunder in my previous show and I apologise to the Kohli family for that.

"Just not nice. I shared information that was not confirmed at all so. I am begging everyone out there to respect him and his family and his private time. Hopefully, we will see Virat back, happy and scoring runs as he always does."

Both Virat and Anushka have not confirmed or denied the rumours regarding their second child while the BCCI asked fans not to speculate on the cricketer's break. Virat was part of the initial Indian squad announced for the first two Test matches against England but later pulled out just three days before the opening game in Hyderabad citing a personal reason.