5 heroes of ICC World Cup 2015 whom we will dearly miss in World Cup 2019

#1 Ab de Villiers – South Africa

AB de Villiers retired in May this year

The most shocking retirement of 2018 was that of ODI genius AB de Villiers, who called it a day on May 23, 2018. He announced the decision via a video message on his Twitter handle. "I've made a big decision today," De Villiers' tweet message said.

"Hi, this is the Tux Cricket Club, the high-performance centre in Pretoria where 14 seasons ago I arrived as a nervous youngster when I was first called into the Proteas squad. Today, at the same place, I want to let you know that I have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect.”

He was the third highest run-scorer in the 2015 World Cup with 482 runs, and was in a good form in this season’s IPL too. Not many had expected him to retire before the 2019 World Cup.