AB de Villiers set to return to cricket after four years in 20-over league
Sports, Cricket: AB de Villiers has played 78 T20Is in his career, scoring 1672 runs at a strike rate of 135.16. He was known for his destructive batting
FormerSouth African cricketer and captain, AB de Villiers announced retirement after the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He later said the reason behind his sudden retirement was thathis younger child accidentally kicked him in the eyes, and he started to lose vision after that.
“Four years ago, I retired from all forms of the game because I just didn’t feel the urge to play anymore. Well, time has passed, and my young sons have started playing the game. We’ve been playing more and more often in the garden, and, well, it feels as though some kind of flame has been lit again. So I am heading back to the gym and the nets, and I’ll be ready for WCL in July,” de Villiers said.
Notably, de Villiers played 78 T20Is in his career, scoring 1672 runs at a strike rate of 135.16. He was known for his destructive batting, having amassed 9424 runs at a strike rate of 150.13 in T20 cricket overall. Meanwhile, he will also be leading South Africa Legends in the upcoming season. Jacques Kallis was at the helm of things in 2024. The squad also featured the likes of Herschelle Gibbs, Dale Steyn, andImran Tahir, among others. (With inputs from agencies)
