I know we have some great cricketing minds on this thread can I get yall opinion on Ab Devilliers performance, is it time for him to retire from ODI?
@aditya123 @SaiSrini @Markkkkk @CricketQ20 @abhi_jacko @RUDI
any other members I mayve missed tagging please express your views. personally its time for AB to go!
This might sound slightly controversial. Although AB is a fantastic batsman, a tremendous sportsman and a great human being, I'm unsure of how to judge his greatness. As is the case with Rohit Sharma, AB looks a million dollar in bilateral series but when it comes to the big games he doesn't quite make the impact. In contrast, the real undisputed greats in ODI cricket like SRT, Dravid (yes Dravid in ODIs), Inzamam, Viv Richards and even someone like Yuvraj were prolific in WCs and CTs. I feel sorry for AB in this regard. He had his one shot at WC glory last time and the rain ruined it for him. AB would've taken the game beyond NZ if rain had't cut it short. Overall, in ODIs, guys like Rohit and AB seem like supermen in bilateral events but dont quite convert the promise in big games. Virat, on the other hand has already established his big game temperament in ICC events. In this era of bi-lateral series unlike the 90s and early 2000s when we had so many multi-lateral events (Sharjah, Titan Cup, World Series Cricket, Natwest etc), one could judge a player's big match temperament through overall career figures because there would be several situations like qualification scenarios, tense tournament finals and so on. That aspect of ODI cricket has died now and bilateral tournaments do not allow us to judge a players big game temperament in any way. A hundred that helps the team qualify for a tri-series final in Australia must surely be valued over a bi-lateral hundred at Rajkot in the 3rd game of the series, although both of them are ODIs, strictly speaking. Plus, so often in bi-lateral series, teams do not field full-strength sides. This wasnt the case in the 90s. SA used to field Donald, Pollock, Kallis, Klusener and Co. playing most ODIs and Pakistan would field the 2 Ws, Shoaib, Zahid, Aaquib, Razzaq and co in ODI tri-series. This is not the case these days. One has to look beyond stats and that is where AB has been a let down.
AB the test batsman however has shown versatility right through his career.
On another note, Kohli and Shastri are making a real mockery of their posts they hold. Just watch the snobbish nature of the replies in the post-series press conference.
I am sure not, Similarly all are Cricket fans here and like to opine their views and participate in discussions. 
