AB de Villiers, three words enough to ignite truckloads of emotion among cricket fans across the globe and strike fear even within the best of bowlers. Be it batting an entire day without even thinking of hitting a boundary to save a Test match to reverse sweeping a 90 mph delivery for a six in white-ball cricket, de Villiers has done it all effortlessly and quite regularly on the cricket field. The legendary South African cricketer turns 38 on Thursday, 17 February.
Mr 360, as de Villiers is popularly known as, mainly due to his ability to score at almost every part of the ground, amassed 8,765 runs in 114 Tests at an average of 50.66. He also has 22 hundreds in red-ball cricket. In 228 matches, he has mustered 9,577 runs including 25 hundreds at a stunning average of 53.5 scored at a strike-rate of 101.1.
Born on 17 February 1984, AB de Villiers made his debut at the age of 20 in the international circuit. In his debut match, in 2004, the former South African batter showed glimpses of what he can do on the cricket field.
