A short biography of Mr.360 AB de Villiers!
A brief introduction to the early life of AB de Villiers.
AB de Villiers and to elaborate on the name it is Abraham Benjamin de Villiers. He was born on 17 February 1984. He is a former South African international cricketer who represented South Africa across all the formats of the game of cricket. He was given a very interesting nickname due to his all-round hitting abilities and the name given to him was Mr.360. He was considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He started his international career as a wicket-keeper batsman. He was selected as the ICC (International Cricket Council) ODI Player of the Year 3 times in his entire career of 15 years. AB de Villiers was also one of the 5 Wisden Cricketers of the year. He has done batting at different positions on the team. He was believed to be the most destructive batsman because of his unorthodox hitting abilities, especially behind the wicketkeeper. He played his debut test match against England in the year 2004. He made his first appearance in the One Day Internationals in the year 2005. His T20I debut was in the year. He is one of the few batsmen to have a batting average of above 50 in both test matches and ODI matches and has scored over 8000 runs in both formats of the game. AB de Villiers has the record for scoring the fastest century which came in just 31 deliveries.
AB de Villiers has captained the African side in all the formats of the game but due to his injuries one after the other he stepped down as the captain in test matches in the year. In the year 2018, he promulgated his retirement from all forms of international cricket but in the year 2020 he showed his interest in playing in the 2020 T20 World Cup but later he backed away. In the year 2021, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
His International career that lasted for 15 long years.
AB de Villiers made his international debut in the year 2004 against England in Port Elizabeth. He scored over 8000 runs in the test matches scoring 22 centuries and 46 half-centuries with an average of 53.50. He has grabbed a very interesting record of not getting out on a duck for 78 innings. He holds the second-highest individual score for South Africa of 278 runs. After the retirement of his regular wicket-keeper Mark Boucher, he took charge of wicket-keeping regularly for South Africa under his own captainship. He was an explosive batsman and grabs the records of 50(16), 100 (31), and 150 (64 Balls) in the One Day International format of the game. His ODI career was equally delightful as his test career he scored 9577 runs in the 228 One Day Internationals with an average above 50 scoring a whopping 25 centuries and 53 half-centuries with the top score of 178 runs.
Family background of Mr.360 AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers was born in Warmbad and was considered the modern-era Bela Bela in the year 1984. He also has two elder brothers namely Jan de Villiers and Wessels de Villiers. He has done his schooling at Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool in Pretoria with teammate Faf Du Plessis who is still his good friend. He is also a High School Graduate. His father was a Doctor who played rugby at the Rugby Union during his childhood and he also encouraged young de Villiers to take part in sports.
A few informative tables to describe his 15 years of career
Below is a table to show a brief summary of his personal information:
| Full Name | Abraham Benjamin de Villiers |
| Born | 17 February 1984 age (38*) Warmbad, Transvaal Province South Africa |
| Nickname | Mr.360, ABD, Alien, Superman |
| Batting | Right-Handed |
| Bowling | Right Arm Medium |
| Role | Batsman |
| Wicket-Keeper | Yes |
Below is the table to show his International Career Information:
| National Side | South Africa (2004-2018) |
| Test Match Debut (Cap No.296) | 17 December 2004 Versus England |
| Last Test | 30 March 2018 Vs. Australia |
| ODI Debut (Cap No.78) | 2 February 2005 VS. England |
| Last ODI | 16 February 2018 Vs. India |
| T20I Debut (Cap No.20) | 24 February 2006 V Australia |
| Last T20I | 29 October 2017 V Bangladesh |
| ODI T-shirt No. | 17 |
| T20I Shirt No. | 17 |
Here we provide you with the list of Ab De Villiers career statistics:
| Competition | TEST | ODI | T20I |
| Matches | 114 | 228 | 78 |
| Runs Scored | 8765 | 9577 | 1672 |
| Batting Average | 50.66 | 53.50 | 26.14 |
| 100s/50s | 22/46 | 25/53 | 0/10 |
| Top Score | 278 | 176 | 79 |
| Balls Bowled | 204 | 192 | – |
| Wickets | 2 | 7 | – |
| Bowling Average | 52.00 | 28.85 | – |
| 5 Wickets In Innings | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10 Wicket In Match | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5 Wickets In Innings | 2-22 | 2-15 | – |
| Catches/Stumpings | 222/5 | 176/5 | 65/7 |
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