Too Early To Retire! Everyone’s favorite and South African legend AB De Villiers will be missed on the field. The 37-year-old right-handed batsman who is fondly known as Mr. 360 decided to retire from all forms of cricket on the same day when Australian cricket captain Tim Paine resigned.
Here Is What Sundar Pichai Said On AB De Villiers Retirement
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This has broken not just the entire cricket fraternity, Villiers’s fans, and teammates but also many from outside the sports industry. One of the first to react to the announcement is Google CEO Sundar Pichai. He took Twitter to bid adieu to one of the greatest players of all time. Here is what he said in the post.
What a legacy, one of my favorites to watch ever! https://t.co/LxAsM8NVRP
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) November 19, 2021
Bollywood celebrity and wife of Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma has also penned a beautiful note soon after hearing the news of AB’s retirement. Anushka said she was lucky to watch him playing and wish him and his family luck for the new journey. See her post below.
AB de Villiers had a great time with Royal Challengers Bangalore and played for almost 10 seasons as a part of it. The RCB family shares a strong bond with him and he feels the same. While announcing the retirement, he said “I’m going to be an RCBian for life.”
Announcement 🔊 @ABdeVilliers17 retires from all cricket
End of an era! 😔 There’s nobody like you, AB. We’ll miss you dearly at RCB. ❤️ For all that you’ve done and given to the team, to the fans, and to cricket lovers in general, #ThankYouAB 🙏🏼 Happy retirement, legend! pic.twitter.com/JivSPTVn88
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 19, 2021
He began his IPL career in 2008 with Delhi Daredevils and gave his best performance during the 3 seasons he played for the team.
Kohli Gets Emotional Over AB De Villiers Retirement, See His Post Here
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Virat Kohli who recently resigned as an RCB captain remembers his good time with Villiers. “Our bond is beyond the game and will always be. This hurts my heart but I know you’ve made the best decision for yourself and your family as you’ve always done,” said Kohli on Twitter with two broken-heart emojis.
Former cricketer Irrfan Pathan thanked the player to make cricket more beautiful but he sounds unhappy with his retirement.
The thought of ABD not playing cricket, not a happy one! Thank you for making this game of cricket even more beautiful while playing @ABdeVilliers17 #retirement
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 19, 2021
Cricketer Rashid Khan, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, and others celebrate his legacy and give him farewell with these words.
Looked up to in my early cricket days and it’s been an honour to play against you 😊 Good luck @ABdeVilliers17 and thank you for everything you’ve done for cricket 👏 https://t.co/iLqqdqy6ax
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) November 19, 2021
Definitely a kind of relief for myself and all the bowlers . Thank you soo much for the great memories and inspiring soo many of youngsters including me . We will definitely Miss you Mr 360 @abdevilliers17 ❤️❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/yAi23Cv8gw
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) November 19, 2021
Learnt so much watching & playing alongside you. Happy retirement legend! The game will miss you Mr 360 🤗 @ABdeVilliers17 pic.twitter.com/oDBDyQ7W6M
— Washington Sundar (@Sundarwashi5) November 19, 2021
Congratulations on a phenomenal career @ABdeVilliers17 👏🏼 One of the most loved and admired cricketers of the modern era. Happy retirement legend. #ThankYouAB pic.twitter.com/1CNOiVfHte
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 19, 2021
He made batting look easy. There were times we couldn’t believe what we were witnessing!
A true legend of the sport. Happy retirement @ABdeVilliers17, Cricket will miss you! 💜#ThankYouABD #ABDevilliers #ABD #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/1Ea7HZgtKs
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) November 19, 2021