Cricket South Africa on Tuesday announced that De Villiers has decided not to come out of international retirement, saying that his mind won t change once and for all . (Getty Images)
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa head coach Mark Boucher believes AB de Villiers has his reasons to decide against coming out of international retirement and represent the national team in the upcoming ICC World T20 despite being in good form.
Cricket South Africa on Tuesday announced that De Villiers has decided not to come out of international retirement, saying that his mind won t change once and for all .
His former teammate and current national coach, Boucher gave reasons behind De Villiers decision, saying that he doesn t want to snatch the place of a player who has been in the mix for a while.
Cricket fans were left shell-shocked after learning that 'Mr.360' AB de Villiers decided not to come out of retirement as confirmed by Cricket South Africa
Punjab Kings players celebrate victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar s first outing in the 2021 IPL turned out to be a fairytale. His brisk cameo with the bat backed by the triple strikes with the ball helped Punjab Kings record a morale boosting 34-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Not to forget skipper KL Rahul, who earlier led from the front with a classy 91 to propel Punjab to a challenging 179 for 5 after being put in to bat at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
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But it was one of those few evenings when everything Harpreet touched, turned into gold. Brar broke the backbone of the Royal Challengers Bangalore batting with the prized scalps of Virat Kohli (35), Glenn Maxwell (0) and AB de Villiers (3), to spearhead Punjab s recovery. Brar was ably supported by leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who nearly clinched a hat-trick before returning figures of 2/17.