South Africa‘s Test and T20I skipper Faf du Plessis has hinted that he could call time on his career following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, slated to be held in England. However, he has said that he has no intentions of retiring from any of the formats until then. Du Plessis also hinted that along with him, a few senior players too could call time on their careers, post the Cricket World Cup 2019.“I see myself heading towards the 2019 World Cup playing all formats of the game and then calling time on my career. I can’t sit and say he should be playing Test cricket because the guy has been doing it for 12 years and 106 Test matches. It translates to so much time away from home and people have to understand that there is a human side of the decision to consider,” du Plessis said.
“However, from a cricket point of view, I would obviously be the first to say that AB needs to play Tests for South Africa because he is one of the best batsmen in the world. For him, it’s about spending more time at home and getting to the 2019 World Cup. He wants to ensure he remains mentally fresh and his body is still going strong. I fully respect AB’s decision but I don’t agree with it,” added Faf du Plessis
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