South Africa, First Published Nov 19, 2021, 2:18 PM IST
South African batsman AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from international cricket in 2018. De Villiers’ sudden announcement of retirement from international cricket a year before the 2019 One – Day Cricket World Cup came as a shock to fans.
De Villiers, who has only played in other T20 leagues since then, including the IPL, has not played well in the IPL for the past few seasons. His batting has not had any impact on the RCB team in the IPL in recent times.
The auction for next season will be a mega auction as 2 more teams will be added to the IPL from next season. So all teams have to retain only 4 players and release the other players. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
De Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, including the IPL.
De Villiers is the sixth highest run scorer in the IPL with 5162 runs in 184 matches. De Villiers has amassed 4491 runs in 156 matches for the RCB team.
De Villiers pulls for Delhi Daredevils and RCB teams in IPL. His highest score was 133 * against the Mumbai Indians in the 2015 IPL.
Apart from the IPL, he has played in various T20 league series including De Villiers, Barbados Tridents, Brisbane Heat, Lahore Calendars, Middlesex, Rangpur Raiders, South Africans, Titans & Schwein Sportens.
De Villiers has amassed 9424 runs in a total of 340 matches in T20 cricket. De Villiers has amassed 10689 runs in 141 matches in first-class cricket and Audi 11123 runs in 263 List A matches.
Last Updated Nov 19, 2021, 2:29 PM IST
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