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The former South African captain and one of the most celebrated cricketers in recent times, AB de Villiers shocked cricket buffs as he announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket on Wednesday (May 23). He broke the news in a video on Twitter where the cricketer said, “It is time for others to take over. I’ve had my turn and to be honest, I am tired.”
Till now, AB de Villiers has played 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals for South Africa. He last played in the final Test match between Australia and South Africa between March and April in 2018. Disclosing it to his fans on Twitter, Villiers wrote: “I’ve made a big decision today.” Breaking the news in a video, the cricketer said, “It is time for others to take over. I’ve had my turn and to be honest, I am tired.”
De Villiers has had an astounding career and ends his career with 9,577 ODI runs, 8,765 Test runs – averaging over 50 in both – and with 1672 runs in T20 Internationals. “I have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect. After 114 Test matches, 228 ODI’s and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over,” he said. This announcement came as a huge shock to several fans. People couldn’t believe that their favourite cricketer could be “tired” and expressed their disappointment on social media.
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While one wrote, “The universe lost its last infinity stone ,AB de villiers😢😞 We’ll miss u Mr. 360😞 have a great life ahead!” another wrote, “You had it all. Be it 43 (297) or 162 (66). You knew how to handle the game. Thank you AB de Villiers for the memories.”
Here are some of the tweets.
https://twitter.com/Maheshdhindle/status/999259817897115648
Some, as always cracked jokes.
https://twitter.com/radhxxya_/status/999252940048293888
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