South Africa batsman AB de Villiers bid farewell from international cricket last week as he posted a video message with the bombshell.

Prasanna Agoram, South Africa's performance analyst who has also worked with several IPL teams, gives a peek into the uncomplicated mind of the AB de Villiers and narrates the story behind his nickname.

AB de Villiers announced his retirement from international cricket earlier this week at the age of 34.

The game will miss AB de Villers, the spellbinding magic only he could weave on the field.

At 34, AB de Villiers was not exactly a spring chicken, but then he was in a sport where people tend to leave when they are closer to forty than thirty five.

Former South African captain AB de Villiers announced his retirement from the international cricket on Wednesday.

As the news of AB de Villiers' retirement from international cricket started to sink in for many, many fans took to Twitter, continuing to mourn in the language they know best — MEMES.

AB de Villiers retires: Just like his many other fans, his followers in the entertainment business including Anushka Sharma, Arjun Kapoor, Saiyami Kher and others are disheartened about not seeing the ace-cricketer back on the field.

Former South African captain AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.

AB de Villiers' greatness was not merely the volume or runs, the raft of records or the radicalism his stroke-play embodied. It was equally about his revving impact on the game.