Twitter reacts as AB de Villiers announces international retirement

AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of International cricket.

AB de villiers retired. feeling like another crush got married to someone else
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) May 23, 2018

AB de Villiers, the best all format batsman of his generation, retiring from international cricket a year before 2019 WC is a huge blow - maybe biggest yet - to primacy of international cricket.
— Tim (@timwig) May 23, 2018

AB De Villiers did what he always does. He has left everyone gasping.
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) May 23, 2018

ABD international career:

420 Matches
20,014 Runs
47 Centuries
109 fifties

One wonderful career!

Thank you AB De Villiers 🙏
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 23, 2018

Don't say that AB de Villiers has retired from all forms of international cricket, say that AB de Villiers has retired from cricket in all 360 degrees.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) May 23, 2018

@ABdeVilliers17 Because of you I was watching cricket, now after taking retirement before #WC19 it is big disappointment news ever heard. I am so disturbed now. But if you have planned it's planned. Thank you ABD
— Jyotiraditya (@jyotiraditya12) May 23, 2018

One of the best! Wish you all the best AB👍 amazing player but above all that great guy... 👍 https://t.co/njEZLnuPit
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) May 23, 2018

The man who showed the world that batting 360° is an easy task. All the best for your future endeavours @ABdeVilliers17, thank you for all the unforgettable memories! pic.twitter.com/9r4AAQDKfj
— R P Singh (@rpsingh) May 23, 2018

I remember this young guy on his 1st day out for Proteas... What an inspiration, person and player he turned out to be. Thank you for everything you have done and been for your country, teammates and fans @ABdeVilliers17 #legend pic.twitter.com/8gQBDWbAp7
— mark boucher (@markb46) May 23, 2018

Absolute stunning international career @ABdeVilliers17!Top bloke and very down 2 earth! A great ambassador for the game and role model 2 so many!will miss watching you play in the green and gold!all the best for the future my friend and thanks for the memories!#prinsvanpretoria pic.twitter.com/A1Zv49J5fN
— Roelof van der Merwe (@Roela52) May 23, 2018

@ABdeVilliers17 retires from all international cricket with immediate effect. Interesting to see how many others pull the plug before the World Cup now...
— Neil Manthorp (@NeilManthorp) May 23, 2018

Shocker! South Africa's AB de Villiers has decided to retire from all formats of cricket!
— Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) May 23, 2018

So shocked to here @ABdeVilliers17 has decided to call time on his international career. But that’s just life and he feels it’s time to move on. Thank you great man for your amazing Match winning Performances, Skill Captaincy and most of all your Humility. 👏👏👏
— Allan Donald (@AllanDonald33) May 23, 2018