AB de Villiers

For years now, he has sent mixed messages about his availability for South Africa while turning out for T20 leagues all around the world

Cricket South Africa responds to the report on AB de Villiers offering to come out of retirement for the World Cup

Here are 11, from Gayle, Kohli, Buttler, Williamson and others

ESPNcricinfo understands de Villiers' last-ditch offer to come out of retirement was made in May, just 24 hours before the selectors unveiled their final 15-man squad

De Villiers also opens up about retirement, hinting at "deeper reasons" for his decision to quit South Africa duty

The hope that the South African would bring some mega-star quality to the BBL have been dashed and raised further questions about the direction the tournament is heading

The batsman's decision to stay away will be a significant blow to Cricket Australia's search for marquee names in the tournament

The worst bowling averages in the last five overs of IPL 2019 are only one of the many reasons why Royal Challengers Bangalore finished as the season's wooden-spoon holders

Sydney Sixers are shaping as favourites to secure AB de Villiers for next season amid interest from all the BBL teams

The RCB bowlers adopted an approach far more disciplined than Kings XI's. The result: the winning team conceded 18 runs off the last three overs while Kings XI leaked 64

Dipping into his bag of variations, the Kings XI Punjab captain didn't concede a single boundary in his four overs

The RCB batsman proposed a reduction in the duration of the innings break to ensure matches finish within the stipulated three and a half hours

AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali hit fifties, but a series of significant contributions from Mumbai Indians' batsmen helped the hosts chase down 172 at the Wankhede

Nearly a year after retirement, AB de Villiers said his staggered schedule has worked out well

RCB overcome sequence of six successive loss in style; Kings XI consigned to first loss at home this season

Royal Challengers got 37 extra runs through the dropped catches of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers - a number that might have got them a win on most days

Shreyas Gopal got them out similarly last year. He's had the last laugh here too

Mumbai Indians won a match that could have gone the other way, all thanks to the genius of Jasprit Bumrah who outshone a few greats on the field

The rivalry between Dhoni's three-time champions and Kohli's men has always been a fiery one, and the perfect match-up to start IPL 2019 off with