The Worst Cricket Board Ever: Fans Lash Out At CSA On Twitter As AB de Villiers Decides To Stick To His International Retirement

Fans on Twitter were heartbroken when the news of AB de Villiers sticking to his international retirement broke the internet. Notably, Cricket South Africa (CSA), on Tuesday, confirmed that AB de Villiers won’t be making an international comeback and will continue with his retirement.

de Villiers had hung his boots in 2018 from international cricket after citing workload reasons. Ever since then, he has been playing across the Globe in various franchise T20 cricket tournaments. A ray of hope was enlightened this year when South African head coach, Mark Boucher said that they will be speaking to de Villiers about making an international comeback.

Fans Mourn On Twitter After AB de Villiers Sticks To His International Retirement

de Villiers, himself, showed his intent to don the South African jersey once again as he spoke in the midst of IPL 2021 in a post-match presentation. He was also likely to make a comeback in the South African national setup for the series against West Indies which is slated in the month of June.

However, Cricket South Africa, on Tuesday, confirmed that de Villiers would like to stick to his international retirement and that no such rumours of him making an international comeback should be doing the rounds. Ever since the announcement, fans on Twitter seemed quite sad at the decision.

Here are the Tweets:

The word "EVERYTHING COMES TO AN END" is surrounding in my head

Has been proud to be ur fan @ABdeVilliers17 ❤️we won't let u down in any situation take care of ur health ab ?❤️we love u ??❤️

I can't Even control my emotions ?? TQ for everything ab ??#AbDeVilliers pic.twitter.com/BK7MrCNCy2

— AB De Fans Trends™ (@AbdeFansTrends) May 18, 2021

His decision is final…AB will not come out of his retirement. I respect his decesion, but as a die heart AB fan it hurts not to see him yellow and green #AbDeVilliers

— Muddasar Shaikh (@MuddasarSahikh) May 18, 2021

AB you won't deserve south African team ??
But our love for you is never going to end ❤️?#AbDeVilliers pic.twitter.com/JL683bGNYr

— arjun joshi (@arjunjoshi600) May 18, 2021

. @OfficialCSA board the worst Cricket Board ever who is denying ABD to play cricket for them. Shame on you#AbDeVilliers pic.twitter.com/aDkV1Pudpx

— Abhinash ??? (@im_abhinash) May 18, 2021

Why ? ❓

You are the only hope for SA ?

Pls comeback ab de Villiers ??#AbDeVilliers pic.twitter.com/W82QlgpauQ

— Torchbearer ᴸᵒᵏᶦ ? (@TorchbearerEdit) May 18, 2021

It's ridiculous to see how people blame the board completely for not letting ABD making a comeback.. In the first place it is clear how immature decision was from Ab to retire who now out of no where feels that the team needs him.. #AbDeVilliers

— Abhishek Palav (@Abhi3367) May 18, 2021

Sad! Wanted to watch him one last time in SA colours in the T20 World Cup. #AbDeVilliers https://t.co/h0JgVtXUuK

— Aveek Bhowmik (@Aveekishere) May 18, 2021

Case is closed ??
No #AbDeVilliers pic.twitter.com/iPUYeyhIiC

— Syed Naeem Bokhari (@NaeemBokhariPTI) May 18, 2021

@ABdeVilliers17 decides against a comeback. The legend surely deserved a world cup and they would have had a fair chance this time with most proteas being familiar with Indian conditions. Brb gonna watch the 2015wc highlights now#AbDeVilliers

— Dr Sakshath Rai (@rai_sakshath) May 18, 2021

Heartbreaking ? But respecting your decision AB..it might have come out of current crisis in SA CRICKET!! Anyhow hope to see u play more T20 cricket and gifting us memories..#ABD #ABDeVilliers @ABdeVilliers17 ? #MASTER pic.twitter.com/oHZIiE0Ui1

— Devanayagam (@Devanayagam) May 18, 2021

Love you 360❤️ #AbDeVilliers
Was a champion always a champion ? pic.twitter.com/rC9YiiAI9y

— Shibraj Kumbhar (@shibraj07) May 18, 2021

Cricket @OfficialCSA search for gold and lost the diamond like @ABdeVilliers17 #BringBackABD #AbDeVilliers pic.twitter.com/EK6TQPArlI

— AB De Fans Trends™ (@AbdeFansTrends) May 18, 2021

All hopes are shattered ?

We want @ABdeVilliers17 in south africa jersey#BringBackABD #AbDeVilliers pic.twitter.com/RqIhYdWvSG

— AB De Fans Trends™ (@AbdeFansTrends) May 18, 2021

https://twitter.com/tarunvk_/status/1394628030291595265?s=20

South Africa Announce #AbDeVilliers Won't Return To International Cricket ! He Has Decided That ' His Retirement Will Remain Final '
Heartbreaking News For Fans ?@ABdeVilliers17 @OfficialCSA pic.twitter.com/UGgYodEA48

— Jaipal Abhishek Singh (@JaipalabhishekS) May 18, 2021

AB de Villiers was recently seen plying his trade for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021 and he was once again the reason behind the franchise’s success when the tournament came to a hold. RCB had won 5 out of the 7 games that it had played and was third in the points table as the tournament was suspended indefinitely. He played all 7 games and scored 207 runs at an average of 51.75. He also smashed a couple of half-centuries in IPL 2021.

In the last decade or so, de Villiers has played in multiple franchise league T20 tournaments across the Globe and various internationally acclaimed bowlers have acknowledged the batsman’s threat.