# Cricket: AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all formats of the sport. In a statement, he says ever since the backyard matches with his older brothers, he has played cricket with pure enjoyment and unbridled enthusiasm. De Villiers says now, at the age of 37, that flame no longer burns so brightly. He adds cricket has been exceptionally kind to him, whether playing for the Titans, the Proteas, or the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.