Most Interesting Facts About MR. 360, AB de Villiers

Abraham Benjamin DE Villiers, widely known as AB de Villiers, was born in Bela-Bela, South Africa, on February 17, 1984. From 2004 to 2018, Villiers played in all three formats for the South Africa Cricket Team. The dangerous, inventive, and reliable batting of AB de Villiers has earned him the reputation of being one of the finest cricketers to ever play the game. In a test match against England in 2004, he made his international debut. A year later, in 2005, he did the same thing in an ODI match. Every time a team steps onto the field to play a match, they can rely on AB. He is one of the players that every franchise cricket team must have as a result. Everyone likes AB de Villiers because of his honest demeanor. There are various fascinating facts about AB de Villiers that a fan should know.

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Interesting Facts about AB de Villiers

• Abraham B. de Villiers, Ab’s father, was a doctor by profession, and Millie de Villiers worked in the real estate sector.
• AB de Villiers and South African batsman Faf Du Plessis attended Pretoria’s Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool together, and were close friends. They both participated in international cricket for South Africa for a combined 6-7 years.
• AB De Villiers possesses a wide range of skills. He participated in a variety of activities during his time in school, including hockey, table tennis, rugby, badminton, golf, swimming, and tennis. He participated in the U-14 school cricket team. De Villiers even made it to the junior national hockey squad and the U-16 hockey team of his school. He played rugby well and was a member of the South African Rugby squad. Along with sports, AB excelled academically in his school; Nelson Mandela once gave him a prize for a science project.
• The 2003 Under-19 squad that visited England also had AB on the team. Ab de Villiers had an outstanding average of 40.40 while scoring 202 runs in three games (five innings) of that series, with his friend Faf Du Plessis scoring the most runs.
• In 2003-04, Villiers made his first-class debut for the Northerns. But the very following year, he switched from the Northerns to the Titans, where he played for an additional 14 years (till 2018). AB participated in 149 first-class games, scoring 10689 runs at a remarkable average of 49.71. His performance is sufficient to demonstrate his value to his team.

• Ab became the third South African to reach the milestone of 1000 test runs in the quickest time possible by accomplishing the feat in just 20 innings.
• As a result of his ability to play the stroke from any position on the field, Villiers was given the nickname “MR. 360.”
• AB de Villiers set the record for the quickest 50 in ODI cricket in 2015 when he hit a fifty against the West Indies in Johannesburg in just 16 balls.
• AB also holds the record for the quickest ODI century, coming in 31 balls against the West Indies in Johannesburg in 2015.
• In an ODI match against the West Indies during the 2015 World Cup at Sydney Cricket Ground, MR.360 hit the fastest 150.
• Former South African captain AB de Villiers surpassed Brian Lara’s previous mark to become the second-fastest player to score 7000 runs in 166 innings. However, Virat Kohli broke that mark, moving Villiers back to third in the rankings.
• De Villiers also achieved 8000 runs in ODIs in 182 innings, which is the third-fastest.
• The swashbuckling opener scored a test century against India at Centurion in just 75 balls, making him the fastest South African to do so.
• With 16 sixes against the West Indies in 2015, De Villiers became the second batter with the most sixes in an ODI match.
• Ab de Villers has scored the most runs for South Africa in ICC cricket world cup history, 1207 runs in 23 matches (22 innings), with an incredible average of 63.52. AB de Villers is ranked fifth overall for the person with the most runs across all World Cups.

• De Villiers has performed admirably in his role as wicketkeeper. In 420 international games, he has 463 catches and 17 stumpings to his credit.
• In a test match against Pakistan in 2013, AB DE Villiers became the first player in cricket history to achieve a century and cause 10 dismissals.
• The great South African batsman has scored 20014 runs in 420 international games, which is the second-highest total after Jacques Kallis for a South African.
• The first South African to score a double century against India was AB in 2008 in Ahmedabad (217* off 333 balls).
• Although AB de Villiers played his first three IPL seasons for Delhi Daredevils, RCB acquired him in 2011 for $1.5 million. Villiers has thanked the management of the RCB, his players, and the supporters on numerous occasions. He has accumulated 5056 points while playing 176 IPL games at an excellent average of 40.77. Additionally, he has a remarkable strike rate of 152.38.

• In the history of the IPL, Abraham DE Villiers has received 25 Man of the Match awards.
• In 2010, 2014, and 2015, DE Villiers won the ICC ODI Player of the Year award three times.
• Few players have amassed more than 8500 runs in both Test and ODI games.
• From 2012 to 2017, he captained the national team in 103 games, winning 59 of them with a win percentage of 60.10.
• In 2012, AB got down on one knee and wed Daniele Swart at the Taj Mahal. He and his wife have two girls and one son.
• In addition to athletics, AB De Villiers enjoys singing. In 2010, he collaborated with South African artist Ampie Du Preez to record the single “Maak Jou Drome Waar.”
• De Villiers’ final international game was a test match against Australia in march 2018. He announced his retirement from international cricket on May 23, 2018. There were reports that AB had made himself available for the 2019 Cricket World Cup even though he had retired from playing cricket. However, he was not chosen for the team because he hasn’t played in a year.
• AB is a selfless cricketer who has a good heart. He was forced to compete in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2021 by the South African cricket body. However, he added, “he doesn’t want to take any young player’s spot in the team.” This demonstrates his desire for young players to play more frequently and maturely in order to represent his nation with pride.
• Even though Mr. 360 was an exceptional batsman, he never had the good fortune to win any ICC awards during his career.
• His number on the team was 17.
• Every cricket fan is fascinated about his alleged $21 million net worth.
• The right-handed South African batsman represented prestigious County side Middlesex in 2019.

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A. Former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Virat Kohli is No. 1 batsman in IPL.

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