AB de Villiers was in line for T20 World Cup comeback for SA

New Delhi:South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has revealed that AB de Villiers was in line for the ICC T20 World Cup this year which was postponed to 2021 on Monday by the ICC due to coronavirus pandemic.    

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports show Cricket Connected, de Kock said, he would like AB de Villiers in the side for the ICC T20 World Cup, "Look, he was in line. If fit, I think obviously I would love to have AB, any team would love to have AB in their team. But now we just have to see when the T20 World Cup and how things can happen now."

AB who retired from international cricket in May 2018 and has since been the subject of regular speculation for a comeback, particularly around last year's ODI World Cup when a last-minute offer to return was turned down by South Africa management.(UNI)