De Villiers wants to keep playing in IPL

South Africa’s AB De Villiers had announced his surprise retirement from international cricket in May but now said that he would like to play in the Indian Premier League for a few more years.

He had sighted tiredness as a reason for his shock retirement after 114 Test matches, 228 ODI’s and 78 T20 Internationals.

"I will keep on playing IPL for a few years, and I would like to play for the Titans, and help some of the youngsters. But there are no set plans. I haven't been able to say that for a long time," de Villiers told iol.co.za. "There are some offers on the table from around the world, but it will be nice to wake up and wonder what to do; to be normal."

The timing of the retirement meant that De Villiers will not have a World Cup winners medal but he seems to have made peace with his international career.

"I guess that once I acknowledged to myself that I didn't have to measure my career on one tournament, place so much emphasis on it, it became easier to make my decision," he said. "I also didn't want to be picking and choosing my way through fixtures from now until then. It wouldn't be fair,” he said.