AB de Villiers: My child accidentally kicked my eye with his heel, Eyesight is continuously decreasing

AB de Villiers, one of the great batsmen of the cricket world, broke the hearts of many fans by announcing his retirement from international cricket in May 2018. Many critics believed that De Villiers had ended his brilliant career prematurely, but he played the last two years of his career with only the eyesight of one eye.

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AB de Villiers: Had to face many challenges because of my eyes

Despite retiring from the international stage in 2018, de Villiers continued to shine in T20 competitions, most notably representing Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. However, behind the scenes, he faced many challenges because of his eyes.

The child accidentally kicked his eye with his heel

De Villiers revealed that the eye injury occurred when his child accidentally kicked his eye with his heel. Due to the impact, the vision in his right eye is continuously decreasing.

The 2015 World Cup was a significant setback from an international perspective

After the surgery, the doctor said, ‘How did you play cricket like this?’

Thankfully, my left eye remained fine in the last two years of my career,” de Villiers said.
“Covid had an impact, no doubt. The 2015 World Cup was a significant setback from an international perspective. It took me some time to recover from that and when I returned to the team, at that time I did not realize the supportive culture that I needed,” he said.

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De Villiers: I didn’t want to play IPL or anything

“I thought a lot, like, is this the end for me? I didn’t want to play IPL or anything. In 2018, I took a break. Then, I tried Test cricket again to beat India and Australia, and then I stopped. “Nobody wanted to just say, ‘We had a great time, thank you very much,'” he said.

Career

During his illustrious career, AB de Villiers cemented his position as one of the game’s premier batsmen, scoring 8765 runs in 114 Tests and 9577 runs in 228 One Day Internationals.