And just like that‚ with neither a bang‚ a whimper nor a tear‚ AB de Villiers was gone — retired from all cricket except that played by the Titans. Some call it quits in emotionally charged rooms filled with their teammates and reporters. Others are carried out of the game forever on stretchers. De Villiers announced that he was done in a slickly produced video on his own app that blipped into being on an otherwise ordinary Wednesday. "Hi‚" he began‚ facing the camera‚ wearing a cap‚ standing on a field and sounding as if he was about to try selling a late-night television audience a set of steak knives. "This is the Tuks Cricket Club at the high-performance centre in Pretoria‚ where 14 seasons ago I arrived as a nervous youngster when I was first called in to the Proteas squad. "Today‚ at the same place‚ I want to let you know that I have retired from all international cricket with immediate effect. "After 114 Test matches‚ 228 one-day internationals and 78 T20 internationals‚ it i...
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