Former South African captain AB de Villiers who retired from all forms of international cricket in May this year still had a placard dedicated to him in the ongoing Sri Lanka vs South Africa Test. The Proteas are in the island nation to play two Test matches, five ODIs and one-off T20I. Though AB isn’t a part of the team having retired already a couple of fans had a plug back placard for him as a reply to his old comments.
The South African team is struggling in the first Test match. Sri Lanka rolled out a rank turner at Galle as the ball started to turn from the very first day. On the back of Dimuth Karunaratne’s hundred, the hosts posted 287 runs in the first innings. When the South Africans walked out to bat on day 2, life was really tough as Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera posed questions none of their batsmen apart from skipper Faf du Plessis (scored 49) had answers to.
As a result, they were bowled out for just 126 in their first innings and trail by 166 runs which could prove a decisive lead for the Lankans. A couple of Sri Lanka fans turned up to the stadium with a smile and rather trolling look on their face. They held a placard which read “Off-season Plz come AB…”
For reference, AB de Villiers had appeared on an AIB podcast during the IPL, there the hosts Tanmay Bhatt and Gursimran Khamba asked Virat Kohli the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper why does Team India still play Sri Lanka. All of them had quite a laugh on it and AB said, “That’s become the off-season.”
Virat replied, “Ya we count it like off-season because there’s no time difference either, its like half an hour.”
AB further added, “And you never lose to them. So it’s off-season.”
Now that South African Test team is facing a really tough situation in the very first Test the fans had their moment and trolled AB back for the comments.
Here is the video:
Here is how Twitterati reacted to the incident:
iNDY@MrIndyka@ABdeVilliers17 Hey AB, ur team having an off-season in SL? @imVkohli
inshaf ali@inshaf_officialIs this off season @ABdeVilliers17 well you think about it #offseason #SLvSA
Madushan Thilakartne@madsh99
Chandika Hathurusinghe@ChandikaHathuruThe off season seems to be going well for @OfficialCSA! @ABdeVilliers17? #SLvSA
Milfer Ali Mowlana@milfer_aliKarma is a boomerang!!
AB de Villiers✔@ABdeVilliers17
Strong start from our Protea boys, maybe could’ve been even better, but I believe the batters will make it count tomorrow. Great to see @DaleSteyn62 on the park. And well bowled @KagisoRabada25 & @shamsi90 ! We have good memories playing in Galle, hopefully more will be made
Gihan Ernest@ErnestGihanOff season ABD… it’s OfF sEaSoN…
Nibraz Ramzan@nibraz88cricketA message to @ABdeVilliers17 from the cricket fans at Galle.. #SLvSA #Cricket #Offseason pic.twitter.com/03c4fU1M3z
Afnan56@Afnan56officialMissing @ABdeVilliers17
I think he will understand what actually off season means..
ARAVIND@ARAVIND_KALLISWhy can’t you come back and play @ABdeVilliers17
SA Cricket magazine@SACricketmagPHOTO: @ABdeVilliers17 called out by Sri Lanka fans. #SLvSA
SA Cricket magazine@SACricketmagPHOTO: @ABdeVilliers17 called out by Sri Lanka fans. #SLvSA
AB de Villiers✔@ABdeVilliers17
Strong start from our Protea boys, maybe could’ve been even better, but I believe the batters will make it count tomorrow. Great to see @DaleSteyn62 on the park. And well bowled @KagisoRabada25 & @shamsi90 ! We have good memories playing in Galle, hopefully more will be made
Masoomi@masoomi777We remember that you have told that playing with srilanka off season.During IPL one of TV show i belive now you got the answer the off season how doeas look like!!! Never under estimate any one
Nibraz Ramzan@nibraz88cricketA message to @ABdeVilliers17 from the cricket fans at Galle.. #SLvSA #Cricket #Offseason
Imran Habib@imbadham@ABdeVilliers17 seems like South Africa is playing off season cricket in Sri Lanka
AB de Villiers✔@ABdeVilliers17
Strong start from our Protea boys, maybe could’ve been even better, but I believe the batters will make it count tomorrow. Great to see @DaleSteyn62 on the park. And well bowled @KagisoRabada25 & @shamsi90 ! We have good memories playing in Galle, hopefully more will be made
Kanchana Lahiru@Kanchanalahiz
AB de Villiers✔@ABdeVilliers17
Strong start from our Protea boys, maybe could’ve been even better, but I believe the batters will make it count tomorrow. Great to see @DaleSteyn62 on the park. And well bowled @KagisoRabada25 & @shamsi90 ! We have good memories playing in Galle, hopefully more will be made
hglbuddhika@hglbuddhikaAcording to AB de Villears South Africa is playing an off season test match at Galle now…
AB de Villiers✔@ABdeVilliers17
Strong start from our Protea boys, maybe could’ve been even better, but I believe the batters will make it count tomorrow. Great to see @DaleSteyn62 on the park. And well bowled @KagisoRabada25 & @shamsi90 ! We have good memories playing in Galle, hopefully more will be made
SAUMYA ATTANAYAKE@Saumya_AttKarma is a bitch @ABdeVilliers17 , An Off Season Practice session is going on ATM
AB de Villiers✔@ABdeVilliers17
Strong start from our Protea boys, maybe could’ve been even better, but I believe the batters will make it count tomorrow. Great to see @DaleSteyn62 on the park. And well bowled @KagisoRabada25 & @shamsi90 ! We have good memories playing in Galle, hopefully more will be made
Bharatha Rathnayake@17bhaOff seasons starts 48-5, off seasons baby
AB de Villiers✔@ABdeVilliers17
Strong start from our Protea boys, maybe could’ve been even better, but I believe the batters will make it count tomorrow. Great to see @DaleSteyn62 on the park. And well bowled @KagisoRabada25 & @shamsi90 ! We have good memories playing in Galle, hopefully more will be made
Randheer Liyanage@Randheer_97Getting hammered by the off-season boys eh?@ChandikaHathuru
Would have loved to see your face bud. Good thing you retired early
Chandika Hathurusinghe@ChandikaHathuruThe off season seems to be going well for @OfficialCSA! @ABdeVilliers17? #SLvSA
AB de Villiers✔@ABdeVilliers17
Strong start from our Protea boys, maybe could’ve been even better, but I believe the batters will make it count tomorrow. Great to see @DaleSteyn62 on the park. And well bowled @KagisoRabada25 & @shamsi90 ! We have good memories playing in Galle, hopefully more will be made
Buddhika Madushan@hgbmadushan2nd Day lunch…
Off season bro…
hashan chandrasekara@HashanChan@ABdeVilliers17 Playing against Sri Lanka is like going for Vacation!…
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