FILE PHOTO: Britain Cricket - South Africa Nets - Ageas Bowl - June 20, 2017 South Africa's AB de Villiers during nets Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic/File Photo
SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - Coach Ottis Gibson says AB de Villiers will have to "live with the decision he has made" after the batsman attempted to come out of international retirement on the eve of South Africa’s squad announcement for the World Cup.
Cricket South Africa confirmed this week that De Villiers, regarded as one of the world’s leading batsmen, had approached captain Faf du Plessis and Gibson about a return to the side following his self-imposed exit from the team last May, after which he took part in a number of Twenty20 tournaments.
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