Twitter reacts to AB de Villiers' shocking retirement from International cricket

05/23/2018

The Twitterati couldn't hold their emotions and poured out their heart after AB de Villiers posted a video on the social media telling his fans that he would be retiring from all formats of international cricket immediately. It came as a shock to fans with the World Cup just a year away.

In a sudden and surprising decision, AB de Villiers has decided to bring the curtains down on his glorious international career with immediate effect. The 34-year-old has opined that the “time is right” for him to hang up his boots and cited that he has is “tired” after a sterling 14-year career.

That was shocking! The WC is just around the corner!

ABD international career:

420 Matches

20,014 Runs

47 Centuries

109 fifties

One wonderful career!

Thank you AB De Villiers 🙏 😭 pic.twitter.com/rOEEhRXRE7
— ѵเ૨αƭ°™ ♡ (@ItzVirat_) May 23, 2018

Now that a record which is going to be really tough to break!

AB de Villiers

- Fastest ODI 50 : 16 balls

- Fastest ODI 100 : 31 balls

- Fastest ODI 150 : 64 balls

- Fastest Test 100 for SA : 75 balls@ABdeVilliers17 #FarewellAB pic.twitter.com/imJOxWGa74
— AB de Villiers FC (@imjsk27) May 23, 2018

Indeed, AB can do anything! _/\_

AB De Villiers has at least one

Test Century

ODI Century

T20I fifty

Test wicket

ODI wicket

Test catch

ODI catch

T20I catch

Test stumping

ODI stumping

T20I stumping

The man who did almost everything as cricketer!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 23, 2018

It will be tough to fill in the huge void in the SA cricket team!

There are very few batsmen with superior records to AB de Villiers & there are even fewer who have displayed greater talent. He could play seam, swing, spin & score 360°. This is the man who scored 149 off 44 balls in an ODI & 43 off 297 balls in a Test match. A giant & a genius.
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) May 23, 2018

Relatable!

AB de villiers retired. feeling like another crush got married to someone else
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) May 23, 2018

About damn time!

Adding one more to the list of Superheros.

AB de Villiers#ThankYouAB pic.twitter.com/SfcKkrcTkf
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) May 23, 2018

Always!

AB De Villiers did what he always does. He has left everyone gasping.
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) May 23, 2018

That a nice way to put it!

Don't say that AB de Villiers has retired from all forms of international cricket, say that AB de Villiers has retired from cricket in all 360 degrees.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) May 23, 2018

True!