Former South African cricket star AB de Villiers participated in multiple community service activities in Mumbai, including playing wheelchair cricket and engaging in classroom beautification projects. As Project Mumbai’s Brand Champion, he spent a day volunteering across the city, connecting with wheelchair athletes at Islam Gymkhana and visiting a BMC municipal school in Malabar Hill.De Villiers joined the Mumbai Wheelchair Cricket Team during their practice session at Islam Gymkhana, Marine Lines. He sat in a wheelchair to play alongside the team members, creating an atmosphere of enthusiasm and mutual respect.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The cricket legend’s visit is part of Project Mumbai’s SATRANG program, which promotes civic pride through community participation and public space enhancement.At the BMC municipal school in Malabar Hill, de Villiers helped transform classrooms by painting them. He also spent time at the CSSC Centre, where he participated in a paper bag-making workshop with underprivileged children.
“Mumbai has given me so much love over the years. Today, I wanted to give back not as a cricketer, but as a volunteer. There’s something truly powerful about working with others to make spaces better for children, for families, and for this incredible city,” de Villiers said.‘Hopefully this will be the year for RCB’De Villiers also expressed enthusiasm about Royal Challengers Bengaluru reaching the IPL 2025 finals after their victory over Punjab Kings. “I am very happy that RCB is in the final. Mumbai Indians won last night and it is going to be a very good qualifier 2…I am very much looking forward to the finals and hopefully this will be the year for RCB,” he stated.Royal Challengers Bengaluru have qualified for their fourth IPL final, marking their first appearance since 2016. The team previously reached the finals in 2009 and 2011, losing to Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings, respectively.RCB also lost the 2016 final to Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight runs. They will face the winner of Qualifier 2 between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in the final on June 3.
