AB De Villiers, one of the most loved cricketers in the world, is known as “Mr 360 degrees” in cricket because of his amazing skills to hit the ball all around the ground. He announced his retirement from international cricket on May 23, 2018. He is currently playing in the ongoing WCL tournament in England 2025. AB De Villiers recently selected his world XI in the ongoing World Championship of Legends 2025,
Legends are missing:
His team selection shocked all cricket fans and experts in the cricket world. In his World XI, some big names of Indian cricket are missing, such as legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah. It creates an intense debate across social media.
Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in Tests and One-Day International cricket. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma achieved 3 ODI double centuries and the ICC Champions Trophy, ICC T20 World Cup and Asia Cup winner as captain of the Indian Cricket Team. Talking about Bumrah, he is the best bowler in all formats in recent times and has been doing the job well in the last 7 years. Not giving an opportunity to these legends is the most talked-about topic on Social Media for cricket fans.
Despite not selecting some great Indian legends, he gave opportunities to only 2 Indian players, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
AB De Villiers is now part of the ongoing WCL tournaments for the South Africa Champions. Recently, he scored 116* and his innings helped his team beat the England champions by 10 wickets. He is the captain of his team.
AB De Villiers picked this World XI team:
Graeme Smith, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, MS Dhoni, Mitchell Johnson, Mohammad Asif, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne.
