Published on: Jun 22, 2018 4:21 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 23, 2024 3:20 pm IST
AB de Villiers is the one and only superman of World Cricket. Mr 360 of Cricket, AB de Villiers is rated as one of the most engrossing talents of this generation and he is also a role model to both existing and upcoming cricketers. His class is obnoxious and his batting style is unorthodox which makes him one of the most dangerous batsmen of all time. A batsman who has held numerous records in the game which includes the fastest 50, fastest century and fastest 150 in ODI a record which ie engrossed in the history books of the game.
Danielle de Villiers is the wife of AB de Villiers. The duo tied the knot on 30 March 2013. They have two kids together – Abraham de Villiers Junior and John Richard de Villiers.
• Ab de Villiers used to play various sports apart from cricketer as a kid such as Badminton, Squash, Tennis, Hockey, Golf, Rugby7, Football, Squash etc. • He used to be a prankster in the school and was even expelled from the school for his pranks. • Ab de Villiers and Faf du Plessis have been best of friends since childhood. • He made his SA debut at the age of 16 just after 20 First-class games. • He is popularly known as Mr. 360 for his unorthodox style of batting where he scores run all around the park. • In Sep 2016, he released his autobiography “AB: The autobiography” in English and Afrikaans. • During his school days, he set an Under-9 breaststroke record and was a national NO. 1 in tennis in his age group. • He could not stop his tears from coming out and cried on the field after South Africa was tamed in the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 against New Zealand in Wellington. • On May 23, 2018, one of the most gentleman to ever play this game announced retirement from International cricket through a video message on his twitter handle, stating he is “tired” now. The cricket fans all around the globe were left in a dismay.
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