AB de Villiers continues to prove that age is just a number as evident from his superlative knock against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2020 on Monday night. The South African veteran, 36, smashed the KKR bowlers to all parts of Sharjah, powering Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a match-winning total of 194 for 2 in 20 overs. The accolades came thick and fast with RCB skipper Virat Kohli dubbing his teammate “superhuman”. For long, there has been a growing call from multiple quarters for De Villiers to come out of retirement, and current India coach Ravi Shastri drummed up that beat once again, saying “the game in these trying times or otherwise needs you back in the international arena”.
“Now, that the penny has dropped. What one saw last night was unreal. And the feeling is the same waking up. @ABdeVilliers17, the game in these trying times or otherwise needs you back in the international arena and out of retirement. The game will be better off,” Shastri tweeted on Tuesday morning.
The South African had shocked the world by suddenly announcing his retirement from international cricket in May 2018. However, the veteran batsman is still fit as a fiddle, and striking the ball just as well as he used to in his heydays.
