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AB de Villiers will not come out of international retirement, confirms CSA
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced that former captain AB de Villiers will not come out of his international retirement ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup in India. The board further stated that de Villiers has decided that his 'retirement will remain final and won't change his mind. “Discussions with AB de Villiers have concluded with the batsman deciding once and for all that, his retirement will remain final,” Cricket South Africa said while announcing their squads for limited-overs series in the West Indies and Ireland over the next few months.
Earlier on May 6, CSA Director of cricket and former South African captain Graeme Smith had said that a discussion was going on whether de Villiers would return to the national team.
“AB is different discussion as he is retired and whether he comes out of retirement is an ongoing discussion,” Smith was quoted as saying by Sport24. “In terms of free agents, they are always available. They play in T20 leagues around the world and are gaining more experience in the format than most. We have seen the success the West Indies have had with that policy, so it would be considered by selectors. However, many factors go into that like team dynamics and the players in the system,” Smith added.
