Former South African skipper, AB de Villiers was expected to make an international comeback, but now chances of that seem pretty diminishing. Coronavirus pandemic has suspended all forms of cricket adding to the uncertainty over several major tournaments including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which was scheduled to take place in October this year.

South Africa Team Director Mark Boucher has clarified that he wants the best players for the T20 showpiece event in Australia and that includes De Villiers who had announced international retirement in 2018. But with there are clouds of uncertainty over T20 world, De Villiers is unsure whether he’ll don the South Africa jersey again.

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Talking about the same to Cricbuzz, De Villiers said, “I can’t see six months into the future. If the tournament is postponed to next year a whole lot of things will change. At the moment I feel available, but at the same time, I don’t know how my body will see it and if I will be healthy at that time. If I am 100% as good as I want to be, then I will be available. They should choose me because I’m really better than the guy next to me. I’ve never been the type of person who felt I should get just what I wanted.”

De Villiers, who has scored over 20,000 runs in international cricket, is a little more cautious about expressing his will to play for South Africa again considering the storm a similar situation created during ODI World Cup last year.

Reports emerged that AB De Villiers had made himself available for selection, a proposal that was rejected.

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ABD further explained, “I’m terribly afraid to say now yes, I’m available. And then in six months my whole life has changed as a result of the virus, or other uncertainties around the world, and I have to withdraw. And even if [T20 World Cup] is not postponed, I last played cricket in January and may not be able to play for the next three months. I would like to play a role but I’m not going to be able to play myself. I’m afraid of such a commitment and creating false hope.”