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'Tired' AB de Villiers retires from international cricket

By Surendra Kumar September 09, 2018 • 12:51 PM View: 2290

Pretoria, May 23 (CRICKETNMORE) - Former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers sprang a surprise on Wednesday by announcing his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect.

"I have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect. After 114 Test matches, 228 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over," de Villiers said in a video posted on Twitter.

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