De Villiers set to return with first ever stint in Big Bash

Whichever the outcome is, it is more or less certain that he will make his Big Bash debut this year and that his fans won’t be deprived of seeing him in action.

The frontrunners is the Big Bash league in Australia, in which AB de Villiers has never played. But it seems like AB will make his debut in the next edition of BBL.

Barring, champions Adelaide Strikers, all the other franchises have shown little or great amount of interest in roping in de Villiers.

The other favourite are Melbourne Renegades. There are reports of Renegades losing out their strong overseas candidate, Dwayne Bravo to their city rivals the Melbourne Stars. If that is the scenario, then it won’t be a surprise if they all out to bag de Villiers. Obviously, AB de Villiers is an incredible talent and if he was to be available he would be a significant asset to any club,

However, everyone overlooked one major factor. AB has announced his retirement from international cricket, meaning that he still will be available for club cricket and T20 leagues across the world, like IPL.

It took a while for everyone to come to grips with the magnitude of the news that De Villiers won’t be fighting to get his hands on the coveted World Cup in 2019.

Social Media was flooded with requests for de Villiers to reconsider his decision of retiring from international cricket. Some even gave example of Argentine football great Lionel Messi’s decision come out of retirement.

Cricket experts too were in a state of shock as even a week ago de Villiers was seen tonking the bowlers out of the park in the Indian Premiere League.

However, everyone overlooked one major factor. AB has announced his retirement from international cricket, meaning that he still will be available for club cricket and T20 leagues across the world, like IPL.

23rd May 2018, would remain as one of the most heart-breaking days of cricket. Perhaps the most loved cricketer of the modern era, Abraham Benjamin de Villiers called it quits, bringing adverse reactions from fans across the globe.

In a shock announcement, de Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect via a video message from South Africa.