KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma and others left gasping as AB de Villiers calls time on international career

South Africa’s star batsman AB de Villiers on Wednesday announced he was retiring from all international cricket after a 14-year career.

“I have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect,” he said in a statement.

“After 114 Test matches, 228 ODI’s and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over. I have had my turn, and to be honest, I am tired.”

Fans and cricketers, quite expectedly, were left in shock after ABD’s sudden retirement.

Here’s how they reacted on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ChaharDeepak9/status/999289898690527232

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