Recently, South Africa’s star batsman AB de Villiers shell-shocked the cricketing fraternity and his fans by announcing his retirement from all forms of international cricket on Twitter. The sudden news came as a shocking blow to the cricket world and to his fans as he has been playing some exceptional cricket in the recent times and played some impactful knocks for his country in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well.
AB de Villiers ended his 14-year long glorified career pretty abruptly. Throughout his career, he broke a plethora of records and created new ones under his name. Therefore, the news came as a blow to everyone but people respected his decision as well. And soon social media was filled with heartwarming posts and tributes for one of the most prolific cricketers of South Africa.
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After receiving immense respect and love from fans and cricketing fraternity, ABD has now taken to Twitter again to thank his fans for their support. He also mentioned that the last few days were very difficult and emotional for him. Have a look at what he posted:
Thank you to everyone – especially the players past and present, MY TEAMMATES and opponents – for their good wishes and understanding. The last few days have been tough and emotional, but I’m taken aback by all the love and support! #proteafire for life
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) May 24, 2018
The tweet read: “Thank you to everyone – especially the players past and present, MY TEAMMATES and opponents – for their good wishes and understanding. The last few days have been tough and emotional, but I’m taken aback by all the love and support! #proteafire for life.”
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Recently, he was also quoted by one of the media house, De Villiers said: “I wasn’t expecting a positive response, to be honest. It was a really tough decision – I’ve been struggling with it for a while, and I’m just glad we got through it. Now it’s a bit of family time, and a bit of time at home,”
Well, the game of cricket is going to miss it’s one of the most admired cricketers.
