South African great AB De Villiers on Friday announced retirement from all forms of cricket, drawing curtains on a phenomenal career spanning 17 years. The 37-year-old made the announcement on Twitter.
De Villiers had retired from international cricket in May 2018. However, the protea legend continued to play T20 leagues around the world. He was last seen in action in the IPL 2021 for the Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore.
In his brilliant international career spanning nearly 14 years, the explosive batter scored 8,765 runs from 114 Tests at an average of 50.66.
His tally featured 22 hundreds with the highest personal score of an unbeaten 278. ABD amassed 9,577 runs in ODIs at an impressive average of 53.50, including 25 hundreds and 53 fifties.
The South African star also played 78 T20I matches and scored 1,672 runs.
