Legendary South African batter AB de Villiers, who entertained cricket followers worldwide together with his big selection of pictures, unconventional hits and talent to attain fast runs, turned 39 on Friday.
De Villiers made his worldwide cricket debut again in 2004 and since then has collected many awards, data and accomplishments and mighty statistics which have made him one of the vital beloved names within the historical past of the sport.
He has represented Proteas in 114 Test matches, during which he scored 8,765 runs at a mean of fifty.66, a proof of his consistency. De Villiers has 22 centuries and 46 half-centuries within the longer format, with one of the best particular person rating of 278*.
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He is the fourth-highest run-scorer for South Africa in Test cricket, behind Graeme Smith (9,253), Hashim Amla (9,282) and Jacques Kallis (13,206). He additionally has the fourth-highest variety of centuries in longer format by a South African batter, behind Smith (27), Amla (28) and Kallis (45).
In 75 balls again in 2010/11 towards India, De Villiers additionally smashed the quickest Test ton by a South Africa batter.
De Villiers additionally represented South Africa in 228 ODIs and that is the format this explosive batter dominated essentially the most. He has 9,577 ODI runs at a mean of 53.50. He has 25 tons and 53 half-centuries within the format, with one of the best rating of 176.
He is Proteas’ second-highest scorer in ODIs, behind Kallis (11,550 runs). De Villiers additionally holds the report for the second-highest variety of ODI tons, behind Amla (27).
The batter holds the report for the quickest ODI fifty ever, which got here in 16 balls towards West Indies in 2015. He additionally has the quickest ODI hundred ever, in 31 balls, which got here towards the identical opponent again in 2015.
De Villiers has additionally captured the celebrated ICC ODI Player of the Year award thrice. He did so within the years 2010, 2014 and 2015. The 39-year-old batter additionally represented Proteas in 78 T20Is, during which he scored 1,672 runs at a mean of 26.12 and a strike charge of 135.16. He has 10 fifties within the format, with one of the best rating of 79*. He has the quickest T20I fifty for South Africa, in 21 balls.
His good resume meant that he acquired to showcase his expertise and star energy in T20 Leagues throughout the globe. In 340 T20s, he has scored 9,424 runs at a mean of 37.24. He has scored 4 tons and 69 fifties within the format. He has performed leagues just like the Big Bash League (BBL), Indian Premier League (IPL), Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Pakistan Super League (PSL), Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and so on.
However, it’s his stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL that has garnered essentially the most acclaim. His skill to tug his aspect out of adverse conditions, his 360-degree hitting and partnership with shut pal Virat Kohli have made him a fan favorite in India as nicely.
For RCB, he has scored 4,522 runs with two tons and 37 fifties and a strike charge of 158.33. He can also be part of ‘RCB Hall of Fame’. His data and batting fashion make him really a certainly one of a form participant that might be laborious to duplicate.
