Former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs has criticized AB de Villiers for his stance of picking and choosing when to play Test cricket. In a post on Twitter, Gibbs, while responding to du Plessis’ recent comments in an article, said, “No captain should put a player on a pedestal”. Gibbs also went on to compare de Villiers to former Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis and said that “no player is bigger than the game”.
“Kallis achieved more than AB ever will but he kept on playing and never disrespected the team and the game.remember that. Kallis achieved more than AB ever will, played longer than him to..he made his decision to retire on his own not keep anybody hanging” he wrote further.
Du Plessis had earlier said that while de Villiers had not officially retired from Test, he was not expected anytime soon. “The last time I spoke to him, he wasn’t keen to play yet again,” Du Plessis said.
