AB de Villiers is a former South African cricket player who led his country in all formats of the game. De Villiers was born in Warmbad, South Africa. He started playing cricket when he was young, and he was also good at golf, rugby, and tennis. In April 2008, he became well-known for the first time when he scored a double century in a match against India. He was the first South African to do this. He got 217 runs, which is the most he has ever gotten in his career. He also holds many other records, such as being the South African with the fastest Test century and the South African with the fastest T20 50. The Indian Premier League (IPL), which is a popular T20 cricket league in India, is where he plays. He has played for both the Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. He is a good singer and guitarist, as well as a good cricket player. He has put out a pop album called “Maak Jou Drome Waar” that is in English and Dutch. He also loves football and cheers for Manchester United all the time. De Villiers has also done work for good causes.
Early years and childhood
He was born in Warmbad, which is in the Limpopo region. Abraham B. de Villiers is his father, and Millie de Villiers is his mother. He is the third and last brother. His father was a doctor, but he loved sports so much that he always tried to get his sons involved in sports as well. De Villiers went to school in Pretoria, South Africa, at the Afrikaans Boys’ High School. He used to be good at golf, rugby, swimming, and tennis, as well as cricket.
Career
Even though AB de Villiers was good at more than one sport, he decided to make a living as a cricket player. He started playing for the Titans in 2003. The next year, he became an overseas player for the Carrickfergus Cricket Club in Northern Ireland. He played his first test match against England in December 2004. Even though he was only twenty, his performance was very well liked. Over the years, he also earned a reputation for being a great fielder. He became known when he played in the 2007 World Cup. But his performance in the tournament wasn’t all that great, and he was even criticized for it. Still, his team made it to the semifinals, where Australia beat them. The next year, AB de Villiers became well-known after he scored a double century in a match against India. He was the first South African player to ever do this. He was not out even though he scored 217 runs. In 2008-09, he played his first test series in Perth, Australia, where he helped his team win. It had also been 15 years since South Africa had won in Australia. His play at the World Cup in 2011 was also very good. During the tournament, he made two hundreds, making him the first South African to do so. Even though he did a great job, South Africa lost to New Zealand in the quarterfinals. He was made captain of the One Day International team later in 2011. AB de Villiers did a great job again during the 2015 World Cup. He had already led his team to a number of test and ODI victories. He scored more runs than anyone else on the South African team. His team made it to the semi-finals while he was captain. But New Zealand beat his team again, just like they did in the last World Cup. After helping his team win several games, he decided in January 2017 not to play in most of South Africa’s test matches for the year. He started playing again at the beginning of 2018 and went with the Indian team to South Africa. In the second game of the next test series against Australia, he got his 22nd test century and helped his team win by six wickets.
On May 23, 2018, AB de Villiers said that he would no longer play any kind of international cricket. At the time, he was still at the top of his game.
Awards and Achievements
AB de Villiers has won many “Player of the Series” and “Man of the Match” awards over the course of his career. Some of the most important records he has set in his career are the fastest half century and century in an ODI, the fastest 150 in an ODI, the most sixes in an ODI, and the fastest player to reach 9000 runs in an ODI. He is the first South African to score two centuries in the same World Cup. He is also the first South African to score a double century against India.
Personal Life
AB de Villiers married Danielle Swart in 2013. Abraham, the couple’s only child, was born in 2015. He is a true Christian, and he has talked about how important his faith in Jesus is to his life and work. He has also said that his favorite book is the Bible. He is also known for being a good musician. His album “Maak Jou Drome Waar” did well and made it to the top of the national music charts. He loves football, and the Manchester United Football Club is his favorite team.
Trivia
Because he can hit in many different ways, people call him “Mr. 360.”
