Mr. 360, AB de Villiers will not be returning
to play for South Africa in the 2021 T20 World Cup, the country's cricket board
said in a statement on Tuesday. The former Proteas skipper retired from
international cricket back 2018.,
"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 in its statement.
While he has retired from international
cricket, De Villiers continues to play franchise cricket, and has continued to
impress for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League
(IPL).
After hitting a match-winning 76 not out off
just 34 deliveries against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021, De Villiers had
said that he would talk with South Africa Coach Mark Boucher about potential
return.
