Dale Steyn has made the big decision to retire from all forms of cricket today. The legendary South African fast bowler played 93 Test matches for his country. He also performed well in the shorter formats of the game. In the IPL, Steyn donned the jersey of the Gujarat Lions, the Deccan Chargers, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Steyn’s former South Africa and Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate AB de Villiers sent a heart-touching message to the former Proteas pacer on Twitter. It was soon after the great fast bowler publicized his decision to hang up his boots after an epic career. Steyn made a name for himself with his accuracy, pace and swing.
How did AB de Villiers react to Dale Steyn’s retirement?
As mentioned ahead, Dale Steyn’s former teammate and captain AB de Villiers sent a heart-touching message to him after he posted the tweet of announcing his retirement. Here’s what Mr. 360 had to say:
Great player, great man, amazing memories! U picker a good song to sign off my bud. Legend forever!
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) August 31, 2021
Which song Dale Steyn used to announce his retirement?
We have seen many cricketers announce their retirement in unique ways. Some of them have preferred to use songs for their farewell video. Recently, former India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand played the song ‘Ruk Jaana Nahi, Tu Kahi Haar Ke’ in the background for his retirement clip. Before him, former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement with a video and a background song, ‘Me Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon.’ Even Dale Steyn used the following lines of a song by his favorite band, the Counting Crows, in the retirement post as he wrote:
“And it’s been a long December, and there’s reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last. I can’t remember all the times I tried to tell my myself to hold on to these moments as they pass.”
