The Proteas star batsman AB de Villiers shocked everyone earlier this year with his retirement from international cricket.
He came up with two reasons for the sudden retirement, first he stated that he had run out of steam to cop up the physical demands of the game and the second reason was that for him, playing for South Africa meant playing all three formats or nothing.
Before announcing his retirement. De Villiers had a superb Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Also, he was in prime form in preceding Australia and India Test series.
AB de Villiers to play in the 2019 World Cup?
According to the reports in Sports Tak, AB de Villiers will take a final call on his international retirement in January next year. This means that there is every possibility of him making a comeback and give it a final shot to winning the ODI World Cup which will take place in England and Wales.
The news was recently revealed by Vikrant Gupta, the sports editor for Aaj Tak, while reviewing the first ODI between India and Windies on their Youtube channel. This comes as a delighting news for De Villiers’ fans who were extremely saddened by his decision.