Welcome to this website. AB de Villiers is a South Africa Former Cricketer. His Role of South Africa Team was as a Batsman. He is the Best Batsman in the Test Match Format as well as ODI Format. His Batting Style Right Handed Bat. His Bowling Style Right-arm Medium. He was the most Successful Batsman in the South Africa Team.
Ab de Villiers Biography:
Today I want to tell little words about the Ab de Villiers biography in the English Language. Wikipedia has also given very good information about Ab de Villiers. AB de Villiers was born 17th February, 1984 (Age 38 Years), Pretoria, South Africa. His Height was 5 ft 10 inch (178 cm).
His Full name was Abraham Benjamin de Villiers . His Nickname was de Villiers. The Bad news for the South Africa team is that AB de Villiers is Not Currently Playing in Test Matches & ODI Matches.
Family Information:
AB de Villiers Father’s name was Abraham B de Villiers. His Mother’s name was Millie De Viliers. His Brother’s name was Wessels de Villiers & Jan de Villiers. His Wife’s name was Danielle de Villiers. He married on 30th March,2013. He has a total of 3 Children. His son’s name was John Richard de Villiers (Born 2017 Age 5 years) & Abraham de Villiers (Born 2015 Age 7 years) & His Daughter’s name was Yente de Villiers (Born 2020 Age 2 years).
Ab de Villiers Debut & Last match Detail:
I Want to tell the Cricket Fans that AB de Villiers is Not Currently Playing for the South Africa national Team. There is Bad news for the South Africa Team and for cricket Fans that AB de Villiers has taken retirement in Test, ODI & T20I Format.
| Sr.no | Format Name | Debut Date | Against Team name | Venue name |
| 1 | T20I | 24th February 2006 | Australia | The Wanderers Stadium |
| 2 | TEST | 17th December 2004 | England | St George’s park |
| 3 | ODI | 2nd February 2005 | England | Mangaung Oval |
| 4 | IPL | 2nd May 2008 | Chennai Super Kings | MA Chidambaram Stadium |
| Sr.no | Format Name | Last Match Date | Against Team name | Venue name |
| 1 | T20I | 29th October 2017 | Bangladesh | Senwes Park |
| 2 | TEST | 30th March 2018 | Australia | New Wanderers Stadium |
| 3 | ODI | 16th February 2018 | India | SuperSport |
| 4 | IPL | 11th October 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Once Again AB de Villiers is not Currently Playing & has taken retirement in Test, ODI & T20I Format. He Played his T20I debut Match against Australia on 24th February 2006 at The Wanderers Stadium & he played his last T20I match against Bangladesh on 29th October 2017 at Senwes Park.
He played his TEST debut match against England on 17th December 2004 at St George’s park & he played his last TEST match against Australia on 30th March 2018 at New Wanderers Stadium. He played his ODI debut match against England on 2nd February 2005 at Mangaung Oval & he played his last ODI match against India on 16th February 2018 at SuperSport.
He played his IPL debut match against Chennai Super Kings on 2nd May 2008 at MA Chidambaram Stadium & he played his last IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 11th October 2021 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. He has retired from the TEST, ODI, T20I & IPL. His role in the South Africa team is Wicket-Keeper Batsman. His batting style is Right handed batsman. His bowling style is Right-arm medium.
Ab de Villiers Career Details:
| Competition | Test | Odi | T20I | Ipl |
| Matches | 114 | 228 | 78 | 184 |
| Batting Innings | 191 | 218 | 75 | 170 |
| Runs | 8765 | 9577 | 1672 | 5162 |
| Highest | 278 | 176 | 79 | 133 |
| Average (Score) | 50.66 | 53.5 | 26.12 | 39.71 |
| SR | 54.52 | 101.1 | 135.17 | 151.69 |
| Not Out | 18 | 39 | 11 | 40 |
| Fours | 1024 | 840 | 140 | 413 |
| Sixes | 64 | 204 | 60 | 251 |
| 50s | 46 | 53 | 10 | 40 |
| 100s | 22 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 200s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling Innings | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Economy | 3.06 | 6.31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBI | 2/49 | 2/15 | -/- | -/- |
| BBM | 2/49 | 2/15 | -/- | -/- |
| Catches | 222 | 176 | 65 | 118 |
| Stumpings | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Table Information:
AB de Villiers has played a total of 604 Matches (114 matches in Test, 228 matches in Odi, & 78 matches in T20i) in his International Matches & 184 matches in the ipl. He has Played the most 228 matches in Odi. He has hit a total 25,176 Runs (8,765 runs in Test, 9,577 runs in Odi & 1,672 runs in T20i) in his International Runs & 5,162 runs in the ipl. He has hit the most 9,577 runs in Odi. His Highest score is 278 in TEST, 176 in ODI, 79 in T20I & 133 in IPL.
AB de Villiers’s best highest score is 278 in a Test format. His best Average Score is 53.5 in Odi. He has the best strike rate of 135.17 in T20i. He has hit a total of 2,417 Boundaries ( 1,024 boundaries in Test, 840 boundaries in Odi & 140 boundaries in T20i) in his International Boundaries & 413 boundaries in the ipl. He has scored the most boundaries is 1,024 boundaries in Test format. He has hit a total 579 Sixes ( 64 sixes in Test, 204 sixes in Odi & 60 boundaries in T20i) in his International sixes & 251 sixes in the ipl. He has scored the most 204 sixes in Odi).
He has hit a total of 149 fifties (46 fifties in Test, 53 fifties in Odi & 10 fifties in T20i) in his International fifties & 40 fifties in the ipl. He has hit a total 50 Hundred (22 hundred in Test & 25 hundred in Odi) in his International hundred & 3 hundred in the ipl. He has scored 200s 2 times in Test Format. He has a total 6 maiden Over in his Test career. He has taken 9 wickets (2 wickets in Test & 7 wickets in Odi) in his International wickets. He has taken the most 7 wickets in odi format. His best Economy is 3.06 in Test format.
According to the chart the full form of BBI:- Best Bowling In Innings & the full form of BBM:- Best Bowling In Match. His BBI was 2/49 in TEST & 2/15 in ODI. His Best BBI was 2/15 in ODI. His BBM was 2/49 in TEST & 2/15 in ODI.
International Information:
AB de Villiers is a player in the South Africa national Team. His Role In South Africa Team is Middle-Order Batsman. He is the most successful Captain as well as Player in the South Africa Team. In 2017, he stepped down from captaining the national limited-overs games and in May 2018, he announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.
He has scored the Fastest 50 runs in 16 balls, 100 runs in 31 balls & 150 runs in 36 balls, and also holds the fastest hundred by a South African in Tests and the fastest 50 by a South African in T20Is. AB de Villiers is a very dangerous batsman, if he plays a long innings, then understand that the team in front will have to work hard to win.
He is a three-time recipient of the ICC ODI player of the Year, Winning the Award in 2010, 2014 & 2015. After the retirement of Mark Boucher in the Test match, AB de Villiers became the next wicket-keeper. He gave up Wicket-Keeping in 2015 and handed the gloves to debutant Quinton de kock.
IPL Information:
AB de Villiers has played Only two different franchise in ipl,
- Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the year 2008, 2009 & 2010.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021.
He has not playing currently in Ipl. He has not won a single ipl trophy.
Net Worth & Salary:
AB de Villiers Net worth(2022) was $21 Million. His Total Salary in a year was $2 Million + & Monthly Income was $1,50,000 +.
AB de Villiers Assets : AB De Villiers Resides in Durban, South Africa. He bought this Luxury House in 2012. The estimated value of this real-estate property is around Rs.20 Crores INR. He also owns different real-estate properties in different countries as well.
AB de Villiers Cars Collections:
AB de Villiers’s car collection is small. He owns cars like:-
- Mercedes Benz
- Range Rover
- Lamborghini
- Audi…etc.
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