AB de Villiers Player Profile, Age, Career, Bowling & Batting Stats

AB de Villiers

South Africa
South Africa | Batter

Player Name

AB de Villiers

Nicknames

ABD, Mr. 360

Birth Place

Bela Bela, South Africa

Height

5 ft 11 in (180 cm)

Jersey Number

17

Team(s)

South Africa, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Northerns

Family

Wife- Danielle De Villiers, Son- Abraham de Viilliers, John Richard de Villiers, Daughter- None, Father- Abraham B de Villiers, Mother- Millie De Villiers, Brother- Jan de Villiers, Wessels de Villiers, Sister- None

Zodiac

Aquarius

Education

High School Graduate

Cars

Audi Q7, BMW X5

Networth

$ 20 Million or Rs. 17 crore

Salary

Nil

Instagram Link

www.instagram.com/abdevilliers17/

Facebook Link

www.facebook.com/ABdeVilliers17/

Twitter/X Link

www.twitter.com/abdevilliers17/

Mr. 360! These words describe AB de Villiers more than his name as he was known for smacking runs all over the ground. AB de Villiers is a former South Africa batsman who was known for his quick-fire and hard-hitting batting style. 

AB de Villiers is a right-handed batsman who was  wicketkeeper-batter. He also led the South Africa team for a few years and was quite popular with the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise. Sadly, he could not win any ICC title or IPL title with both teams throughout his career. 

Family and Personal Life

AB de Villiers was born on February 17, 1984, in Pretoria, South Africa to Abraham and Millie Villiers. He grew up in Pretoria with his only brother Jan de Villiers. He married Danille de Villiers in 2013; a social worker based in South Africa. The couple has two sons- Abraham and John Richard. 

Early and Domestic Career

ABD trained under Dean Botes in his childhood. The wicket-keeper batsman made his domestic debut for the Northern team in 2003. He joined Titals in 2004 and went on to play for the same team till 2018. He made his international debut just a year after entering the domestic circuit.  

International Career

AB made his international debut in December 2004 with a Test against England. He was a consistent and regular member of the side for his entire career and retired from international cricket in 2018. There were also reports of his international comeback but it did not happen. 

During his career, De Villiers played 114 Tests, 228 ODIs, and 78 T20Is for South Africa. The right-handed batsman shattered 8765 runs in Tests, 9577 runs in ODIs, and 1672 runs in T20Is. He also smacked 22 tons and 46 fifties in the longest format and 25 centuries and 53 half-centuries in One Day Internationals. 

Franchise Career

AB de Villiers was quite active in his franchise career and played in various franchise leagues. In IPL, he was part of Delhi Daredevils in the first three seasons till 2010. He later joined Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011 and played for the side till his last season in 2021. 

He also played in the Caribbean Premier League, Pakistan Super League, and Big Bash Leage. He was part of teams like Barbados Tridents, Rangpur Riders, Lahore Qalandars, and Brisbane Heat. However, he only played one season each for these teams as he was more active in IPL

Batting Statistics

M Inns Runs BF NO HS AVG S/R 100 50 4s 6s
114 191 8765 16077 18 278 50.66 54.51 22 46 1024 64
228 218 9577 9473 39 176 53.5 101.09 25 53 840 204
78 75 1672 1237 11 79 26.12 135.16 0 10 140 60
340 320 9424 6277 67 133 37.24 150.13 4 69 753 436
263 252 11123 0 44 176 53.47 29 63 0 0
141 238 10689 19026 23 278 49.71 56.18 25 60 0 0
2 2 61 24 1 50 61 254.17 0 1 6 3

Bowling Statistics

M Inns Runs OV WKTS AVG ECO BEST 5W
114 5 104 34 2 52 3.05 2/49 0
228 9 202 32 7 28.85 6.31 2/15 0
78 0 0 0 0 0
340 0 0 0 0 0
263 0 202 32 7 28.85 6.31 2/15 0
141 0 138 39 2 69 3.53 0
2 0 0 0 0 0

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