AB de Villiers quits… but only as ODI captain! Here’s how Twitter reacted
As white smoke puffed from the Pretoria chimney, South Africa learned that the golden boy will carry on for his country in all three formats of cricket. Here’s how the interwebz digested it.
Well it doesn’t prove that, but you might be on to something.
AB de Villiers' stepping down as ODI captain proves that 'being the best' and 'bringing out the best in others' needs different temperament
— Dr. Sandeep Atre (@Dr_SandeepAtre) August 23, 2017
We beg your pardon??
The Indians are coming. AB De Villiers is available for all formats of cricket for the Proteas. #csanews #ABdeVilliers #woolovereyes #greed
— Ivor Jennett (@ivor_jennett) August 23, 2017
“Available in all three formats”… wake up.
Good riddance AB de Villiers.
— Mbongeni (@MGegana7) August 23, 2017
… which is entirely the opposite of why all this went on in the first place.
AB de Villiers is that guy who says he loves u, spends all his time&resources on u, introduces u 2 his fam, bt when u call him ur boyfriend: pic.twitter.com/zT9TjR5kyG
— . (@AmandaRinquest) August 23, 2017
They said that about Peter Kirsten. Probably.
https://twitter.com/atharva_aussie/status/900370888616312834
Sounds awesome! When do we start?
https://twitter.com/KevinCSA/status/900369849175523330
Isn’t panda grooming illegal? Certainly should be. Outrageous.
So AB De Villiers will play the whole series when India tour South Africa later this year. Time we start grooming Krunal Pandya.
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) August 23, 2017
Virat Kohli: part-time journalist. Hey, wait a minute…
Ah ha, some sense at last!
https://twitter.com/TheeTondeSongo/status/900369557012922368
Don’t worry, the Springboks playing in red will soon distract them.
https://twitter.com/Snalo_MG/status/900369320420585473
Nah, can’t be. Different cap innit.
Close enough ! AB de Villiers & Jorah Mormont (#GoTS7 ) pic.twitter.com/iqJx2mWuDa
— Dude (@sureshkumar87) August 23, 2017
Taibu coming out on top there, naturally.
Players with a 'Run', 'Wicket', 'Catch' and 'Stumping' in ODIs as captain:
Tatenda Taibu
MS Dhoni
AB DE VILLIERS— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) August 23, 2017
FAKE NEWS has a lot to answer for, you’re quite right.
AB de Villiers available for all three formats is more important news than AB De Villiers steps down from captaincy…
— Muhammad Qasim Iftik (@Qasimifti) August 23, 2017
Steps down from the captaincy, available for all wedding duties!
https://twitter.com/Judaiyan_Tere/status/900374753453645825
Limit your expectations for goodness sake!!!
They both backšš¼š!!!! Steyn and De Villiers are going to take us back to number one in all three formats. @OfficialCSA
— Mohammed Jasat (@mohammed_jasat) August 23, 2017