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AB De Villiers says sorry after South Africa's exit

Durban, June 14 (CRICKETNMORE) Captain AB de Villiers has apologised for South Africa's failure to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament in England and Wales. South Africa, featuring in Group B of the competition, managed

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AB De Villiers says sorry after South Africa's exit
AB De Villiers says sorry after South Africa's exit ()
Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
Jun 14, 2017 • 08:54 PM

Durban, June 14 (CRICKETNMORE) Captain AB de Villiers has apologised for South Africa's failure to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament in England and Wales.

Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
June 14, 2017 • 08:54 PM

South Africa, featuring in Group B of the competition, managed to only beat Sri Lanka, while losing to India and Pakistan as they failed to advance from the group stage.

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Despite always being termed as favourites, South Africa haven't won an ICC tournament since the 1998 Champions Trophy triumph in Bangladesh, earning the tagline of 'chokers'.

The right-handed batsman, considered a modern-day cricket great, wrote on Facebook on Tuesday: "We are truly and genuinely sorry about the way we performed in this year's Champions Trophy and we will keep working hard at our game to make it right!"

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