Ab De Villiers

Newly appointed Proteas' Twenty 20 and one-day international captain AB de Villiers and fast bowler Morne Morkel are leading the race to win South Africa's prestigious Cricketer of the Year award. ...  

Johannesburg, May 25(ANI): Newly appointed Proteas' Twenty 20 and one-day international captain AB de Villiers and fast bowler Morne Morkel are leading the race to win South Africa's prestigious Cricketer of the Year award. - Indiatalkies.com  

Current rating: 5 from 1 votes. As a founder of the Spears, precursors to the Kings in the Eastern Cape, De Villiers has insight into the issue. In an interview with Independent newspapers, the former coach said the political imposition of the Kings on ...  

Test Cricketer of the Year: AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander. KFC “So Good” Award: Vernon Philander, Richard Levi, Marchant de Lange. SA Cricketer of the Year: Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Hashim Amla, Morne Morkel, AB de Villiers.  

NEW DELHI: Tillakaratne Dilshan, the inventor of one of modern cricket's most remarkable stroke, the 'Dilscoop,' admires similar innovators of the game. His Bangalore teammate, AB de Villiers from South Africa is one such cricketer. Dilshan ...  

Kohli smacked two fours and two sixes in his 42 runs knock. Chasing 133, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost AB de Villiers and Mayank Agarwal in quick succession. Amit Mishra dismissed de Villiers, who was caught by JP Duminy at cover. Three balls later ...  

Abraham de Villiers had the deep extra cover boundary in mind, when he swung the bat. But JP Duminy plucked the ball out of thin air at cover. AB de Villiers gone for 4, Royal Challengers Bangalore 55/3. Mayank Agarwal decides to play back to a quicker ...  

Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) top-order batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara, is all praise for his teammate and South African captain, AB de Villiers. Pujara feels that no other batsman can play the sort of shots De Villiers comes up with. RCB is not having ...  

Bangalore: RCB stand-in skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday heaped praise on AB de Villiers for his whirlwind 47 off 17 balls which helped them to beat Deccan Chargers by five wickets and keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-off in the fifth Indian ...  

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) stand-in skipper Virat Kohli today heaped praise on AB de Villiers for his whirlwind 47 off 17 balls which helped them to beat Deccan Chargers by five wickets and keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-off in the ...  

Royal Challengers Bangalore AB de Villiers with teammates celebrates ... The packed crowd was treated to some class batting by the Delhi batsman, who struck 10 fours and one six, as he shared two big stands with Australian teammates.  

Reverse sweep for four. Shot AB de Villiers. Single brings Mayank Agarwal on strike. Six over the extra cover fence. Single's traded. Agarwal goes across, Reddy bowls a slower delivery, trapped leg-before-wicket for 18. RCB 143/8. 39 needed from 18.  

ESPNcricinfo.comAB de Villiers fires Bangalore to big winDaily News & AnalysisAB de Villiers blasted a whirlwind 17-ball 47 at the death after Tillakaratne Dilshan's strokeful fifty to help Royal Challengers Bangalore notch up a sensational five-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match in ...IPL: Bangalore's win against Deccan in statisticsNDTVChargers unplugged after de Villiers late flourishIndian Expressde...  

De Villiers also credited young Mayank Agarwal for scoring quick 18 runs off just 6 balls, which according to him set the tone for the chase towards the end. "Some of the players around me played amazing knocks. Mayank, above all, pushed the button by ...  

Despite a good tour of the Caribbean where he scored 178 ... But I've learnt a lot the last seven years from an unbelievable captain," De Villiers, who has never captained a team at first-class level, said. "It's a big responsibility, but ...  

On his day, AB de Villiers can set a cricket field on fire like no one else, and Deccan Chargers can testify that.  

hoisting his 100th IPL sixer off Leg Spinner Amit Mishra. The ball soared out of the ground and landed in the car park as RCB advanced to 83 without loss after the 10th over. But, Gayle, who looked poised to explode, was out, bowled by Anand ...  

Royal Challengers Bangalore are back in contention for the Indian Premier League title with a thumping win over Kings XI Punjab in the 25 th game of the tournament played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on Friday, April 20, 2012. RCB’s Mr ...  

(AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Chasing 133, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost AB de Villiers and Mayank Agarwal in quick succession in their must-win IPL 5 match against Deccan Chargers. Amit Mishra dismissed de Villiers, who was caught by JP Duminy at cover.  

AB de Villiers blasted a whirlwind 17-ball 47 at the death after Tillakaratne Dilshan's 54-ball 71 to help Royal Challengers Bangalore notch up a sensational five-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match in Bangalore.  

Royal Challengers Bangalore's star batsman AB de Villiers handed over his Man of the Match award to left-arm spinner KP Appanna, saying the youngster was the main star in the team's win over Rajasthan Royals here in the Indian Premier League (IPL).  

Royal Challengers Bangalore's AB de Villiers, who scored a match-winning unbeaten 64, on Saturday, credited his bowlers and fielders for guiding the home team to a comfortable 20-run win over Delhi Daredevils in Bangalore.  

De Villiers holds the record for scoring most Test runs before getting out for a duck. He has been used in a similar fashion to Jonty Rhodes in ODIs, opening the innings, although he currently bats in the middle order. The 2005 ODI tour to India ...  

Though Gayle perished after making 87 from 56 balls and de Villiers followed soon after making 52, they had done their job. Daniel Vettori and Andy McDonald ensured that Bangalore walked away with the honours with five wickets and three balls to spare.  

RCB stand-in skipper Virat Kohli has heaped praise on AB de Villiers for his whirlwind 47 off 17 balls which helped them to beat Deccan Chargers by five wickets and keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-off in the fifth Indian Premier League.  

RCB are currently placed at seven in the IPL points table but Gayle believes that there is no need to push the panic button as the tournament is still wide open. Turning is focus towards RCB’s next fixture, which is against Rajasthan Royals, Gayle said ...  

He became the first South African to score two centuries in a single World Cup and the fifth batsman after Mark Waugh, Saeed Anwar, Rahul Dravid and Matthew Hayden to score two consecutive centuries in a single World Cup tournament. He also became the 16th ...  

http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2012/may/060512-De-Villiers-powers-Bangalore-to-win-over-Deccan.htm AB de Villiers blasted a whirlwind 17-ball 47 at the death after Tillakaratne Dilshan's strokeful fifty to help Royal Challengers Bangalore notch ...  

Bangalore: AB de Villiers produced a blazing innings to take Royal Challengers Bangalore to a five-wicket win at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Royal Challengers needed 39 runs of the last three overs and it's then that de Villiers took centre stage.  

The Royal Challengers Bangalore's wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers, praised his bowlers and fielders for a stupendous show against Delhi Daredevils in an IPL fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, which the hosts won by 20 runs. The South ...  

Bangalore, May 7: What is the secret behind South Africa batsman AB de Villiers' demolition of his compatriot Dale Steyn on Sunday night? Well, the batsman has revealed that he overhead a conversation between Steyn and his captain Kumar Sangakkara which ...  

Deccan Chargers remained bottom of the Indian Premier League table after an astonishing late onslaught led by AB de Villiers earned Royal Challengers Bangalore victory at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.  

AB de Villiers produced an outstanding match-winning innings to guide the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a vital Indian Premier League 2012 win. In a second action-packed game on Sunday, they beat the Deccan Chargers by five wickets and winning their home ...  

A cricket video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket news as we look back at the latest game in the Indian Premier League - IPL 2012 - IPL 5 - between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. AB de Villiers and Tillakaratne Dilshan both scored half-centuries and KP Appanna took four wickets as the Challengers won by 46 runs in what turned out to be a one-sided match.  

Chris Gayle of RCB plays shot against Pune Warriors at the ... Although Gayle hit couple of huge sixes off Ashish Nehra, he wasn't at his dangerous best as he failed to find the gaps. Virat Kohli too was taking time to get into the groove.  

Murali, brought on in the eighth over, wasn't even supposed to play at Bangalore's home ground, suited as it was supposed to be to pacers, but then the team think tank, once Dirk Nannes too joined Gayle on the sidelines, opted for the master spinner.  

BANGALORE, India - Ravindra Jadeja's allround effort highlighted the Chennai Super Kings' comfortable victory over Deccan Chargers while Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Jadeja seemed to justify ...  

The HinduGayle and de Villiers destroy Kings XIThe HinduThe going was good for Kings XI Punjab until it encountered the destructive duo of Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers. What followed was Royal Challengers Bangalore's finest hour, with the two batsmen settling down and turning the match on its head to set ...Gayle in rescue actIndian ExpressThe demolition machineHindustan TimesChris Gayle, AB de Villiers smother Punjab with 131-run standTimes...  

A ‘Gayle Storm’ at the Chinnaswamy Stadium was ruled out even before the start of the match as Chris Gayle wasn’t fully fit to take the field against Delhi Daredevils. And with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) scorecard reading 108 ...  

Last year it was Chris Gayle for Royal Challengers Bangalore, this year it's AB de Villiers. Another fiery, match-winning hand from him transformed the game in a matter of two overs  

Dubai, March 30 (IANS) South Africa’s AB de Villiers has reached the number-one batting position for the first time in his career where he is joined by Australia captain Michael Clarke in the ICC Test rankings released Friday. India’s Sachin Tendulkar is at 12th position in the batsmen’s standings while Zaheer Khan is [...]  

Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers showed Bangalore is not just about Chris Gayle. (PTI Photo) JAIPUR: Bangalore is not just about Chris Gayle. There's a certain AB de Villiers too, considered by many as one of world's best batsmen at present.  

van Wyk was never meant to be more than back-up for AB de Villiers in the World Cup squad, but ‘backing up’ proved to be a prophetic term as de Villiers’ lumbar strains kept him in the outfield (where he excels with a Jonty Rhodes-like flair anyway ...  

He has done it quite a few times for Bangalore so far this season, but AB de Villiers insists he is not a "finisher" and sees himself as a "guy who can play anywhere".  

Bangalore, May 7: Royal Challengers Bangalore stand-in captain Virat Kohli heaped praise on AB de Villiers for his whirlwind 47 off 17 balls, which helped his side beat Deccan Chargers by five wickets on Sunday and keep their hopes alive of making the play ...  

Bangalore, May 7: AB de Villiers of Royal Challengers Bangalore pulled off a sensational victory against underdogs Deccan Chargers late Sunday at the Chinnaswamy stadium here to keep their hopes alive for a place in playoffs in the Indian Premier League. - Indiatalkies.com  

Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) AB de Villiers of Royal Challengers Bangalore pulled off a sensational victory against underdogs Deccan Chargers late Sunday at the Chinnaswamy stadium here to keep their hopes alive for a place in playoffs in the Indian Premier League.  

The Royal Challengers’ stand-in skipper Virat Kohli lavished praised on teammate AB de Villiers, after the latter’s stunning 47 off 17 led his team to a 5-wicket victory against the Deccan Chargers on May 6 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.  

Heading into the last three overs, RCB needed 39 runs with two overs from Dale Steyn to come. With the match up for grabs, AB de Villiers decided to take control of proceedings, taking on his compatriot Dale Steyn, smashing 23 runs from the 18th over ...  

Jaipur April 24 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore's star batsman AB de Villiers handed over his Man of the Match award to left-arm spinner K.P.Appanna, saying the youngster was the main star in the team's win over Rajasthan Royals here in the Indian Premier League (IPL).  

A remarkable knock from AB de Villiers helped Bangalore to a thrilling five-wicket win over Deccan at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.  

Team Bangalore's AB de Villiers celebrates after beating Team Pune in an IPL 5 match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. (PTI Photo) BANGALORE: Until Chris Gayle began raining sixes, hammering as many as five successive ones off the hapless ...  

A brutal partnership of 122 in just 50 deliveries between Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers left the Rajasthan Royals reeling on Monday as Bangalore claimed a thumping 46-run victory.  

Bangalore, May 7: Is there anything that Abraham Benjamin de Villiers cannot do on a cricket field? Many posed this question after his brilliance on Sunday night. Super batsman, agile wicketkeeper, sprinter, leader, all rolled into one is De Villiers.  

De Villiers also credited young Mayank Agarwal for scoring quick 18 runs off just 6 balls, which according to him set the tone for the chase towards the end. "Some of the players around me played amazing knocks. Mayank, above all, pushed the button by ...  

The HinduMuralitharan, de Villiers fashion RCB winThe HinduJust 10 days away from his 40th birthday, Muttiah Muralitharan rolled back the years much to Royal Challengers Bangalore's delight. A packed Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday night was far from his backyard at Kandy but cricket's highest wicket-taker ...AB de Villiers hits 64 to fashion Bangalore victoryTimes of IndiaKunal Rawal designs for Royal Challengers BangaloreZee Newsall 262 news...  

Several are dating, engaged or married to models. The most recent national sportsman to propose is South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers, who has followed several of his sports peers by taking the leap of love and settling down. De Villiers, the Proteas ...  

Royal Challengers Bangalore's AB de Villiers on Saturday credited his bowlers and fielders for guiding the home team to a 20-run win over Delhi Daredevils. De Villiers scored a match-winning unbeaten 64. Riding on De Villiers, RCB scored 157 for 8 and then ...  

If you are still flummoxed by those crazy strokes AB de Villiers played off Irfan Pathan and have no clue what to call them, then sit back and relax. Here's the answer to your query, and that too from the horse's mouth. “Well, it's a back-hand ...  

Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers cut the Rajasthan Royals bowlers to size in the last five overs to steer Royal Challengers Bangalore to a commendable total of 189 for three wickets in 20 overs here on Monday. Making a mockery of the Rajasthan ...  

Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Chris Gayle plays a shot during the IPL 5 match against Kings XI Punjab at PCA Stadium in Mohali. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangalore's Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers stitched 131-run stand to put Kings XI Punjab ...  

Proteas players AB de Villiers and Vernon Philander have soared up the ICC Test rankings after South Africa's 1-0 series victory over New Zealand. Middle-order batsman De Villiers, who made two half-centuries against the Black Caps, rose four places to ...  

Chasing a target of 183, RCB's Saurabh Tiwary smashed Ashish Nehra [ Images] for a big straight six off the final ball while they needed three to win. Not to forget AB de Villiers who smashed Nehra for two innovative sixes -- a reverse sweep and ...  

TILLAKARATNE Dilshan and AB de Villiers put on an unbroken 122-run stand off 50 balls as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs in the Indian Premier League. Dilshan scored 76 off 58 balls and De Villiers smashed five sixes for 59 ...  

Bangalore: Phenomenal hitting by Chris Gayle and a brilliant batting at the rear by AB de Villiers and Saurabh Tiwary capped a fantastic chase by Royal Challengers Bangalore as they beat Pune Warriors by six wickets in an IPL match here on Tuesday.  

CHRIS Gayle and AB de Villiers extended their fine form as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets in the Indian Premier League overnight. Gayle struck 87 off 56 balls with four sixes and eight fours while De Villiers made 52 off ...  

BANGALORE: Siddharth Trivedi gave Bangalore third blow in the ninth over by dismissing AB de Villiers as Rajasthan Royals took control at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. Villiers scored 4 before being bowled out by Trivedi with scorecard reading 69.  

RCB skipper Daniel Vettori was pleased with Appanna's effort. "He has come back after playing in one match and offers us a lot more options. Today he has showed what he is capable of," Vettori said. "The way Zak (Zaheer Khan), Vinay (Kumar) and Harshal ...  

DUBAI - Michael Clarke and AB de Villiers have gone joint-top of the ICC Test batsmen rankings after Kumar Sangakkara slipped from the spot due to a poor return in the Galle Test. Sangakkara, who had been on top of the rankings for four months, had scores ...  

Mumbai, April 21 (Agencies): For a while, Kings XI Punjab showed some fight. Azhar Mahmood turned a middling total into a seemingly challenging one. Parvinder Awana jolted Royal Challengers Bangalore with three early strikes. But the visitors had Chris Gayle.  

Punjab, after being put in to bat, posted a competitive 163/6 in their 20 overs thanks to good contributions from stand in skipper David Hussey (41), Shaun Marsh (26) along with a blistering finish from Azhar Mahmood (33* off 14). Bangalore's chase was ...  

In the Sharks camp, meanwhile, flank Jacques Botes was excited about the prospect of facing the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday and he admitted that limiting the number of errors has been a big talking point after the Hurricanes scored four tries from ...  

His agent, Letitia Greyling, confirmed the engagement, saying De Villiers had proposed to Danielle Swart at the Taj Mahal in the Indian city of ... De Villiers’s teammate and Test captain, Graeme Smith, announced he had proposed to Irish singer and ...  

Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistan allrounder and debuting in the IPL as a British citizen, breathed life into a stuttering Kings XI Punjab innings which had once again been let down by its batsmen  

Chivandire and Murambiwa have also been joined by South African coach, Nico de Villiers, who will be assisting the Young Sables in preparation for the tour as he is a specialised strength and conditioning coach and is also a forwards' coach. De Villiers ...  

SOUTH African coach Nico De Villiers is expected to join the Zimbabwe Under-20 technical side as the Young Sables intensify their preparations for the Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament set for the United States in June. De Villiers has a number of ...  

Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers hit half-centuries to carry Royal Challengers Bangalore to an easy five-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab.  

Bangalore: When there’s an AB de Villiers in the team, “anything is possible” — that’s how Virat Kohli, who captained the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, summarised their thumping seven-wicket victory against the Deccan Chargers.  

Half-centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers helped Royal Challengers Bangalore lift themselves away from the foot of the Indian Premier League with a 46-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals.  

Half-centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers helped Royal Challengers Bangalore lift themselves away from the foot of the Indian Premier League with a 46-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals.  

AB de Villiers and Michael Clarke are the world's best Test batsmen according to the latest rankings released by the ICC.  

Shivnarine Chanderpaul regains the top spot in the ICC Test rankings, overtaking AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis.