Ab De Villiers

Abraham Denjamin de Villiers, aka AB de Villiers, is one all round cricketer. apart from being a batsman capable of making runs on all kinds of surfaces, electric fielding and wicket keeping are other facests of this Pretoria born South African cricket player. he also has 2 wickets in tests as well! 5 feet 10 inches in height, AB de Villers chose cricket over many sports he was good at, played under-19 world cup 2002 and progressed to International cricket almost instantly. First South African to score a double century against India, AB de Villiers' contribution proved vital in Protea's biggest test series win, ... Read Full Story

Herschelle Gibbs made an emotional return to form as he and AB de Villiers thrashed Australia's bowling to put South Africa in a strong position in the fourth one-day international at St George's Park here on Monday. Gibbs hit 110 as South Africa made 317 for six after being sent in to bat on a slow pitch. Gibbs and De Villiers (84) put on 136 off 123 balls for the third wicket in a partnership filled with sparkling strokes and audacious running between wickets. When he reached his 21st one-day international century Gibbs acknowledged the crowd then sank to his haunches and appeared to ... Read Full Story

South Africa wrapped up the second Test against India within three days, claiming victory by an innings and 90 runs in Ahmedabad. Following AB de Villiers' stunning unbeaten double century on Friday, the Proteas decided to declare on 494-7 at the start of the day - a lead of 418 runs. They then worked their way through the India batting line-up to remove the hosts for 328 in their second outing and take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. De Villiers had grabbed the headlines on the second day with his knock propelling South AfricaIndia's woeful opening total of 76 runs. The 24-year-old ... Read Full Story