Five big names who are not playing in the CPL

#4 Ab de Villiers

Ab de Villiers has chosen to dedicate his time to Cricket South Africa

South African batting stalwart AB de Villiers ruled himself out of this year's Caribbean Premier League due to international commitments. Playing for the Barbados Tridents last year, the batsman scored 234 runs in six innings at an average of 58, which is why his absence is all the more conspicuous this season.

Not just the CPL, the 33-year-old ruled himself out of almost all domestic tournaments except the Indian Premier League.

"You won't see me at Big Bash, you won't see me in any County game or any other T20 tournament around the world, except for South Africa and the IPL. I would like to say I am still very committed to South Africa," de Villiers had said earlier this year.