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AB de Villiers decision to retire from all forms of cricket leaves fans teary-eyed, tweeple say end of 360-degree era

Legendary South African cricketer AB de Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on November 19. The

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Legendary South African cricketer AB de Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on November 19. The 37-year-old batsman also ended his association with the Indian Premier League’s franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Announcing his retirement on Twitter, AB de Villiers penned an emotional note and thanked his fans. He tweeted that it had been an incredible journey, but he has decided to retire from all cricket. He further wrote that ever since the backyard matched with his older brothers, he has played the game with pure enjoyment and unbridled enthusiasm. Now, at the age of 37, that flame no longer burns so brightly.

In another thread, he tweeted that this is the reality he must accept and even if it may seem sudden, that is why he is making this announcement today. He has had his time. He concluded that cricket has been exceptionally kind to him.

AB de Villiers retires from all forms of cricket

In his cricket career of 17 years, he has been a 360 degree player in ODIs and T20 Internationals. He has played 228 ODIs and scored 9,577 runs at an average of 53.50. He made his T20 debut in 2006 against Australia and in 78 T20 internationals, he has scored 1672 runs at an average of 26.12.

De Villiers has played 15 matches in IPL 2021 and scored 313 runs at an average of 31.30. In total, he has played 156 matches for RCB and scored 4,491 runs. After Virat Kohli, he became the second all-time leading run-scorer and holds the second and third-highest individual run in his IPL history.

De Villiers retirement announcement leaves fans teary-eyed

Followed by De Villiers announcement to retire from all forms of cricket, his fans expressed their sadness on Twitter and got teary-eyed. One of his fans tweeted that he will miss AB and this is the end of the 360-degree era.

Another fan wrote that happy retirement legend.

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Women’s Premier League 2024 auctions to be held tomorrow, 165 players to go under the hammer

With nine spots set up for international players, each squad can accommodate 30 players. In addition, there are 109 uncapped players and 56 total capped players.

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The TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) second season auction is scheduled to occur in Mumbai on Saturday, December 9, 2023. It is anticipated that the WPL 2024 will begin in February or March of next year.

Mumbai Indians won the inaugural Women’s Premier League after defeating Delhi Capitals in the championship game by a margin of seven wickets.

During the auction, 165 players representing five teams—the Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, and Royal Challengers Bangalore, will be put up for bid. The Women’s Premier League 2024 auction will take place on Saturday, with 104 players from India and 61 players from outside participating.

With nine spots set up for international players, each squad can accommodate 30 players. In addition, there are 109 uncapped players and 56 total capped players. Gujarat Giants are the team with the largest balance, at Rs 5.95 crore. With a purse balance of Rs 2.1 crore, the defending champion Mumbai Indians have the lowest amount. Delhi Capitals will have Rs Delhi Capitals in their pocketbook going into the auction.

Regarding the WPL 2024 players who were kept and released, a report from the BCCI said that 29 players were released from their existing squads, while 60 players, including 21 overseas cricketers, were retained across five franchises.

Among the 61 non-Indian players shortlisted for the auction are Chamari Athapaththu, Deandra Dottin, and Shabnim Ismail, who are among the nine international seats up for grabs. Four players are included in the INR 40 lakh category, and Dottin and Kim Garth are positioned in the top bracket at INR 50 lakh.

The auctions for the Women’s Premier League 2024 will begin at 2:30 PM IST. The Indian Sports18 network will telecast the Women’s Premier League 2024 auctions. The Jio Cinema app and website are going to offer live streaming of the Women’s Premier League 2024 auctions.

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Mohammed Shami nominated for ICC player of month for November

With 24 wickets from just seven innings, he emerged as the 2023 Cricket World Cup’s top wicket-taker overall.

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Along with Australia’s batting prodigy Travis Head and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, India’s Mohammed Shami, who finished the recently concluded ICC World Cup as the tournament’s top wicket-taker, has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award for November 2023.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) released a statement saying, two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 champions and an Indian fast-bowling veteran have made the shortlist for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award for November 2023.

November saw Shami continuing on his incredible World Cup performance. At an economy rate of 5.68 and an average of 12.06, he claimed 15 wickets. With 24 wickets from just seven innings, he emerged as the 2023 Cricket World Cup’s top wicket-taker overall. One of his best performances this month was a breathtaking 5/18 at Wankhede versus Sri Lanka. When Shami came at the conclusion of the first Powerplay, Sri Lanka was already struggling in a 358-run chase. He batted through their middle and lower order in his five overs.

At Eden Gardens, a concentrated 2/18 led to South Africa’s destruction. But against New Zealand in the semi-final, the quick bowler was outstanding.

After an extended injury absence from work, Australia’s batting sensation Head made his comeback to the team at the end of October with a magnificent century against New Zealand. He carried on his strong form into November.

He amassed 220 runs at an incredible average of 44 in five One-Day Internationals in November, including a half-century and a century. His performances in the semi-final and final of the Cricket World Cup were noteworthy; he was voted Player of the Match and was instrumental in Australia’s sixth title.

In contrast, in his three ODI matches last month, Australia’s top all-around player Maxwell amassed 204 runs at an average of 204 and a strike rate of 152.23. He also claimed two wickets. During the series against India, he scored a remarkable 116 runs with an astounding strike rate of 207.14 in two Twenty20 Internationals.

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Watch: Indian cricketers arrive in Durban for upcoming multi format series against South Africa

A three match T20 International series will be played between the two teams which is starting on Sunday. The One Day international series will start from December 17. The two match test series is going to begin on December 26. The first test match will be held at Centurion and the second test match will be held at Cape Town on January 3.

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The Indian team received a warm welcome as they arrived in Durban for the upcoming multi format series against South Africa. The first T20I between the two teams will be played on Sunday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India took to X(formerly Twitter) and shared a video of the Indian team . In the video the Indian players are seen being greeted by the hotel employees when they arrived at the Durban airport.

The video features the Indian team including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikawad, Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Siraj. A three match T20 International series will be played between the two teams which is starting on Sunday. The One Day international series will start from December 17. The two match test series is going to begin on December 26. The first test match will be held at Centurion and the second test match will be held at Cape Town on January 3.

The Indian team has not won a test series in South Africa, as a result the Indian fans will be anticipating this red ball leg of the series.  Indian team for Test matches: Rohit Sharma(C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin,Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.

Indian team for T20I:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.

Indian team for ODIs:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharshan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C and wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar.  

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