Xtra Time Web Desk : Legendary former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers opened up on his retirement for the first time since he took the decision to call time on his career back in November last year.
In a recent interview with TimesLive, the 37 year old said, “Cricketing wise, it has been coming for quite some time, it’s always been about enjoyment for me. And the minute where I felt the difficulty of travelling and being there at the IPL for two and half to three months a year, specifically with this one that was spilt into two, bubbles and this and that made things very complicated with regards to cricket and the enjoyment thereof,”
The former South Africa skipper also said that he was no longer enjoying cricket like before, although the fans wanted him to play for a longer period of time. And on that note he added, “I found myself on the park where scoring runs and doing well for the team didn’t really match with everything that goes with it anymore and that is where the balance started leading towards hanging my gloves up. I have never been the guy who is going to push every single bit of energy of my ability and my cricketing skill, I have always played for the enjoyment of the game. And the minute that sort of started going down, I knew it was time for me to move on.”
Now with de Villiers having stepped down from all forms of cricket, it would be interesting to see if he returns to the field in a different role.