Former South Africa Skipper Faf du Plessis has revealed that he and his wife received death threats after a mix-up with AB de Villiers led to the latter’s run out during their 2011 World Cup semi-final defeat to New Zealand. Played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, South Africa lost the match by 49 runs to be knocked out of the tournament, which was won by co-hosts India.
Meanwhile, Cricket South Africa yesterday (18) said de Villiers will not be coming out of his retirement to join the squad ahead of T20 World Cup this year. The dashing batsman has concluded the “retirement will remain final.”