AB de Villiers
South African cricketer
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- Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born ( 1984-02-17 ) 17 February 1984) is a South African former professional cricketer, widely recognised as one of the greatest batters of all time.
- He represented South Africa from 2004 to 2018, scoring 8,765 runs in Test matches and 9,577 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs).
- As of June 2026, de Villiers is South Africa's second-highest run-scorer in ODIs and fourth-highest in Tests.
- In domestic cricket, de Villiers started his career in 2003, playing for Northerns and the Titans until 2018.
- Most notably, he played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2011 until he retired from all professional cricket in 2021.
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WikipediaAbraham Benjamin de Villiers (born (1984-02-17)17 February 1984) is a South African former professional cricketer, widely recognised as one of the greatest batters of all time. While primarily a batter, he also played as a wicket-keeper.
He represented South Africa from 2004 to 2018, scoring 8,765 runs in Test matches and 9,577 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs). He maintained a batting average of over 50 in both formats. As of June 2026, de Villiers is South Africa's second-highest run-scorer in ODIs and fourth-highest in Tests. He also captained the national team in Tests, ODIs, and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during the 2010s.
In domestic cricket, de Villiers started his career in 2003, playing for Northerns and the Titans until 2018. He later joined several Twenty20 leagues around the world. Most notably, he played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2011 until he retired from all professional cricket in 2021. Over the course of his career, de Villiers won several major honours. He was named the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2010, 2014, and 2015, and was selected as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Decade in 2019. In 2024, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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