De Villiers steps down as ODI captain, available for all formats

The aggressive right-handed batsman took to Twitter to make the announcement.

Published : Aug 23, 2017 20:07 IST , Chennai

De Villiers captained South Africa in 103 matches, with 59 wins and 39 losses.
De Villiers captained South Africa in 103 matches, with 59 wins and 39 losses.
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De Villiers captained South Africa in 103 matches, with 59 wins and 39 losses.

AB de Villiers has stepped down as South Africa's ODI captain but will be available for selection in all three formats from mid-October, the 33-year-old announced in a video message posted on his Twitter account.

 

De Villiers captained South Africa in 103 matches, with 59 wins and 39 losses.  The aggressive right-handed batsman has 9319 runs from 222 ODIs at an average of 53.55, with 24 hundreds and 53 half-centuries under his belt. He led the Proteas to the World Cup semi-final in 2015 , where they lost to New Zealand.

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