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It was too late: Faf on de Villiers' WC proposal

By Shubham Shah June 11, 2019 • 10:38 AM View: 1380

June 11 (CRICKETNMORE) South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has revealed that the last minute offer made by AB de Villiers to return to the national side for the ongoing World Cup was too late to consider.

Speaking after Monday's washout game against West Indies, du Plessis revealed that he and de Villiers had shared a phone call in the last edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which the latter told him about his thoughts of willing to play in the World Cup.

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