AB de Villiers to Reveal Real Reason Behind Retirement

Former talisman South African batsman AB de Villiers has stated that he will reveal the real reason behind his out of the blue retirement. It was expected that AB de Villiers will play in the upcoming World Cup. However, he went on to call it quits in May 2018 and sent shocking waves in the cricketing world.

de Villiers had said that he was tired to continue playing at International level. However, the talisman batsman is still plying on his trade in the different T20 leagues across the globe. The right-hander is seen playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, Pakistan Super League and IPL. Meanwhile, AB de Villiers has said that he will reveal more reasons behind his retirement after 15 years.

AB de Villiers had sent shocking waves.

de Villiers has time and again stated that he wanted more time with his young family and the hectic schedule of International format was not giving him the freedom to do so.

AB de Villiers said while talking to Gaurav Kapoor on Breakfast with Champions, “I was keen to play in the World Cup, but I left, I retired. There’s a lot of reasons I had to move on. Family is definitely a big part of it. And the longevity of my career, I played for 15 years and I was just tired of the whole international scene”.

“It’s quite busy. Very stressful. And the mental game, the doubts you have as a person and as a player, it wears you down. And being captain of the Proteas for a long time also took its toll. And then there are a few deeper issues that might have to be discussed when I’m 50, one day.”

AB de Villiers is still fit as a fiddle and there was never a dip in his form. Hence, it was a surprising decision when he decided to hang his boots. In fact, AB de Villiers is regarded as one of the best batsmen of the modern game and he would have added more strength to South Africa’s World Cup squad.

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However, AB de Villiers had other plans and pressure of International cricket was getting to him. AB de Villiers scored amassed 9577 runs in his illustrious career in the 228 matches he played for the Proteas.