Recently, AB de Villiers dropped a bombshell on his fans when he took to twitter and announced that he is taking retirement from all the forms of the game. The sudden news came as a big blow to the cricket world and to his fans as he was giving exceptional performances and even made a lasting impact with his performance in the Test Series against India, in which the Proteas won.
AB de Villiers ended his 14 year long glorified career. Throughout his career he broke many previous records and created new ones under his name.
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Lately, he has been giving a lot of brilliant performances for his team, Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League. It was just a few days ago when people went berserk over the superb catch he took during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. People went crazy after watching his athletic skills.
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Therefore, the news came as a blow to everyone but people respected his decision as well. And soon social media was filled with heartfelt posts and tributes for one of the most prolific cricketer of South Africa.
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Overwhelmed by the love and respect he got from around the world in last couple of days, AB de Villiers has now took 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. Here 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.”
Recently, he was also quoted by one of the media house, he 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 prolific cricketer.
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