AB De Villiers will feature in IPL for few more years

AB De Villiers announced his retirement from International cricket in the month of May. It was nothing shy of a heartbreak for cricket fans across the globe. His availability for domestic leagues including IPL was at question and he has finally answered to it by saying that he will feature in IPL for a few more years. He also stated that he would love to play domestic cricket for Titans.

“I will keep on playing IPL for a few years, and I would like to play for the Titans, and help some of the youngsters. But there are no set plans. I haven’t been able to say that for a long time,” he confirmed.

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“There are some offers on the table from around the world, but it will be nice to wake up and wonder what to do; to be normal. Bangalore is a special place, a second home, really. I played my 100th Test there, and obviously, RCB is a massive part of my life. India as a country has taken me in, and it’s hard to explain what that feels like. I just play cricket.”

When AB announced retirement from International cricket, many fans were saddened by the fact that he went out without getting a world cup medal. The Protea star almost got close to getting one when they looked favourites to defeat New Zealand in the 2015 World Cup semi final. But unfortunately for him, they felt agonisingly short as Grant Elliot knocked them out of the competition. And so has been the fate of South Africa in majority of the World cup’s. They manage to win hearts but have never gone on to feature in a World cup finale.

“I guess that once I acknowledged to myself that I didn’t have to measure my career on one tournament, place so much emphasis on it, it became easier to make my decision. I also didn’t want to be picking and choosing my way through fixtures from now until then. It wouldn’t be fair.”, said AB De Villiers, who has decided to feature in IPL for some more years.