Villiers’ AB made the cricket world speak once again with his incredible Royal Challengers Bangalore slam against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. De Villiers looted 73 * of 33 balls with five fours and six sixes to set the stadium on fire. His hit propelled RCB to 194, a total that was enough to beat KKR comprehensively, by 82 runs. Clearly, everyone was talking about De Villiers being in his belligerent prime.
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This is the third half-century of De Villiers’ season in seven games, and judging by his excellent form in the IPL, India’s head coach Ravi Shastri believes the time is right for De Villiers to end his career. I retire and return to play international cricket for South Africa. Shastri is convinced that the return of De Villiers is necessary for international cricket in “these difficult times”.
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“Now that penny has dropped. What was seen last night was unreal. And the feeling is the same when you wake up. @ ABdeVilliers17, the game in these difficult times or otherwise needs you back in the international arena and out of retirement. The game will be better, ”Shastri tweeted on Tuesday.
De Villiers’ retirement from international cricket in May 2018 came as a shock to everyone. The dynamic hitter would have been an integral part of South Africa’s plans for the 2019 World Cup, and the decision to cancel time meant that captain Faf du Plessis would be left without one of his biggest match winners for the ICC tournament. As it turned out, De Villiers’ absence was a huge void that SA was unable to fill as they finished seventh in the points table and were the second team after Afghanistan to be eliminated from the competition.
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Controversy erupted in the middle of last year’s World Cup when it was revealed that De Villiers made one last effort to come out of retirement, but the South African team management, along with captain du Plessis and head coach Ottis Gibson, they turned it down because they felt it would be unfair to those who had worked hard to get to the South African World Cup team.
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