Twitterati raise concern over AB de Villiers' retirement decision
Follow UsFormer South African skipper AB de Villiers on Wednesday announced retirement from all form of cricket with immediate effect.
He announced the decision on his official Twitter handle.
The right-handed batsman said he is 'tired' and is the right time for him to hang his boots.
Minutes after the decision, his Twitter was flooded with people expressing their surprise over the news.
While some praised his way of playing cricket during crucial stages, some termed him an all time entertainer.
His IPL team Bangalore also raised a question over his sudden decision but wished him luck for his future endeavours.
Sudden but we're confident there was immense thought and contemplation behind the decision. You have to come back to Bengaluru in 2019 ❤️? #Mr360 #PlayBold #RCB https://t.co/dWNlH5Ygoo
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 23, 2018
AB de Villiers retires from International cricket, one of the two extreme allrounders in cricket along with TM Dilshan. Both batted and bowled in all positions, kept wickets, captained and brilliant fielders. #Cricket
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) May 23, 2018
The man who showed the world that batting 360° is an easy task. All the best for your future endeavours @ABdeVilliers17, thank you for all the unforgettable memories! pic.twitter.com/9r4AAQDKfj
— R P Singh (@rpsingh) May 23, 2018
#Breaking AB de Villiers announces retirement from all forms of international cricket.
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) May 23, 2018
Thank you for all the entertainment, champ @ABdeVilliers17
In my opinion, @ABdeVilliers17 was world's best batsman across formats in past 7-8 years. Wish he had played more Tests! #deVilliersRetires
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 23, 2018
The 34-year-old is one of the greatest players of South Africa, having played 114 Tests, 228 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and 78 T20 Internationals.