The AB De Villiers one-day international batsmen in the world currently, AB de Villiers
have more than common than just the ability to score masses of runs; AB De Villiers are true gentlemen of the game, embodying humility and
approachability.
AB De Villiers was 24 years old and in only his second year of international cricket at the time, but he has added many entries of his own to the cricket record books since.
The Proteas captain was a scratch golfer by his mid-teens and not long after was ranked in the national top two in his age group in tennis.
He tried his obscenely talented hand at rugby, hockey and cricket before seriously pursuing the latter.
The 31-year-old broke into the national team in 2004 and has since proved himself across all formats of the game.
De Villiers now holds the records for fastest 50, 100 and 150 in ODIs, has 20 hundreds and 45 fifties from 178 ODI innings and holds an average of 53.21.
He is the top-ranked batsman in the world right now, manages freakish exploits with the bat and in the field, is swift between the wickets and has even collected four wickets during the pool stage of this tournament.
In 2010, he released a music album.
Throughout it all, de Villiers has carried himself with the same typically cheerful, laid-back and at times refreshingly honest manner.
After his team suffered a 130-run loss at the hands of India earlier in the tournament, he simply said: “For now I just want to sort of go feel sad in my room for a while, and we'll see again how I feel tomorrow.
AB De Villiers was 24 years old and in only his second year of international cricket at the time, but he has added many entries of his own to the cricket record books since.
The Proteas captain was a scratch golfer by his mid-teens and not long after was ranked in the national top two in his age group in tennis.
He tried his obscenely talented hand at rugby, hockey and cricket before seriously pursuing the latter.
The 31-year-old broke into the national team in 2004 and has since proved himself across all formats of the game.
De Villiers now holds the records for fastest 50, 100 and 150 in ODIs, has 20 hundreds and 45 fifties from 178 ODI innings and holds an average of 53.21.
He is the top-ranked batsman in the world right now, manages freakish exploits with the bat and in the field, is swift between the wickets and has even collected four wickets during the pool stage of this tournament.
In 2010, he released a music album.
Throughout it all, de Villiers has carried himself with the same typically cheerful, laid-back and at times refreshingly honest manner.
After his team suffered a 130-run loss at the hands of India earlier in the tournament, he simply said: “For now I just want to sort of go feel sad in my room for a while, and we'll see again how I feel tomorrow.
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