CWC 2019: 5 players who will be missed in this edition of the cup

#1 AB de Villiers (South Africa)

AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers, without a second thought, will be the most missed player in the 2019 World Cup. The whole cricketing community was stunned at Mr.360's decision to retire from international cricket a year before the mega event. AB de Villiers played his final international game in March 2018, a test match against Australia.

AB was a powerhouse in South African cricket since 2005 and made 228 ODI appearances, scoring 9577 runs including 25 centuries. The wicket-keeper batsman was reliable personnel with the gloves when he was appointed behind the wickets at times. The 35-year old was part of 3 World Cup journeys for South Africa. He played 23 WC matches between 2007 and 2015, scoring 1207 runs including four centuries.

The South African batsman's retirement was unexpected and shocked many. If he had chosen to continue until the 2019 World Cup, he would have rewritten even more records. AB was also close to the 10,000 run mark in ODI cricket and had the opportunity to become the second South African to achieve the feat.

Still, the name will not be forgotten easily and will be heard loudly from the stands in England.