Cricket - South Africa v West Indies - World Twenty20 cricket tournament - Nagpur, India, 25/03/2016. South Africa's AB de Villiers walks off the field after his dismissal. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - AB de Villiers has ruled himself out of South Africa's tour to England later this year, having already said he would not be available for the test series in New Zealand in March, as he focuses on limited overs cricket.
The former world number one test batsman will also sit out the two-test home series against Bangladesh starting in August, meaning he will have missed five series in a row for his country since suffering an elbow injury last June.
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