A B de Villiers says good bye to international cricket

Someone wrote on social media, ‘Wagon wheels will never be complete again’, one of the most decorated modern Greats of Cricketing world Mr. 360 announced his retirement from international cricket few days ago. Of course I am talking about AB de Villiers’ retirement. It literally came out as a kind of surprise for cricket fans around the globe. It is hard to grab the fact that a glittering star of international cricket will no longer be shining on the cricketing horizons. His carrier has been a treat to watch. His batting records reflect his immense display of talent and promise. Few of his prominent records are, world’s fastest ODI fifty (50), fastest ODI hundred (100) and fastest ODI (150). Others include fastest test century by a South African, fastest T-20 international fifty by a South African. He initialized his carrier as wicket keeper batsman but later he played as batsman. He was definitely one of the most creative batsman of modern history. His cheeky short making has been a treat to watch. His shorts over fine leg to third man region has always been a subject of great entertainment. He scored twenty two (22) test and twenty five (25) ODI centuries. He made his test debut vs England at St George's Park, Dec 17, 2004. He played his last Test vs Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Mar 30, 2018. He scored 8765 runs in 114 test matches at the average of 50.66. His best score in test cricket was 278. He made his ODI debut vs England at Mangaung Oval, Feb 02, 2005. He played his Last ODI vs India at SuperSport Park, Feb 16, 2018. He scored 9577 runs in 228 one day internationals at the average of 53.5 and strike rate of 101.1.his best ODI score was 176. He made his T 20 debut vs Australia at The Wanderers Stadium, Feb 24, 2006. He played his Last T 20 vs Bangladesh at Senwes Park, Oct 29, 2017. He scored 1672 in 78 T twenty internationals at the average of 26.12 and strike rate of 135.17. His best score in T twenty was 79. He had a decorated carrier evident from his stats.  I wonder why he left too soon. May be he is trying to adopt a new carrier as we know he is s good singer also. Only time will tell what is next for this great sportsman. I wish best of luck and great success for this man in his future.