South African Legend AB De Villiers Makes History by Launching a Revolutionary New Mobile Cricket Game

South African Legend AB De Villiers Makes History by Launching a Revolutionary New Mobile Cricket Game

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
  • South Africa's AB de Villiers has enjoyed a glittering and successful cricket career spanning 17 years in the sport
  • AB de Villiers has now launched a revolutionary new cricket game which will incorporate blockchain elements
  • Proteas legend AB de Villiers officially retired last year but is still passionate about cricket in all forms

AB de Villiers is a legend in local and international cricket.

Following his international retirement AB is now expanding his legendary status with the launch of a new cricket game.

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South African cricketing legend, AB De Villiers, has built on his impressive career by launching a new mobile cricket game that users can play and earn with. Image: Carl Fourie/ Carl Fourie
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De Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in November 2021, News24 reported.

AB has now partnered with Myria, a blockchain gaming company, to build a mobile-based cricket game. The game is the first celebrity-backed cricket blockchain game.

The game will be exclusively available on mobile and features blockchain play-and-earn models and additional features such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

The aim of the game is to introduce blockchain gaming to 2.5 billion cricket fans worldwide, an aim that de Villiers is very excited about.

“It’s always been about cricket. It’s always been about entertaining the crowds. I’m constantly looking for ways to change the game and building my blockchain-enabled cricket game on the Myria platform is the next step for me.” he said.

As one of the greatest players of all time, Myria is also confident de Villiers’ millions of fans worldwide would want to try the game.

The company believes that many can look forward to enjoying a cricket game and earning while doing so.

The game is expected to launch in the coming year, with players able to download it for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store from 2023.

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AB de Villiers' net worth, age, wife, house, height, photos

AB de Villiers is a legend locally and internationally.

Regarded as the god of cricket, the retired batsman has continued to influence the global cricket scene. He was not only one of the greatest sportsmen of his time but also one of the highest-paid cricketers.

We look at AB de Villiers' net worth, wife, son, career, stats, age, and height. Dig in to find out more about the greatest batsman of all time.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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