Happy Birthday AB: Mr 360 De Villiers turns 37

Former South African captain and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman AB de Villiers turned 37 on Wednesday (February 17). The explosive batsman, also known as Mr 360, is a supreme athlete and could have represented South Africa in tennis, hockey or rugby but finally decided to become cricketer. De Villiers holds numerous records in all formats of the game and still going strong in the Indian Premier League. Here we take a look at some of De Villiers' finest moments.  

Feb 17, 2021, 17:26 PM IST
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All format performer

AB de Villiers broke Gary Kirsten's record for highest score by a South African in Test cricket. (Source: Twitter)

AB de Villiers broke Gary Kirsten's record for highest score by a South African in Test cricket. De Villiers scored 278 not out against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. The former SA captain managed to score 8765 runs in 114 Tests at an average of 50.66 with 22 centuries. (Source: Twitter)

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Fast & furious

AB de Villiers has the record for scoring the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in the pink ODI against West Indies. (Source: Twitter)

AB de Villiers has the record for scoring the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in the pink ODI against West Indies. De Villiers reached 50 off 16 balls, 100 off 31 balls and 150 off 64 balls. (Source: Twitter)

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Top performer

AB de Villiers managed to complete 5000 runs in ODIs at an average of more than 50 with a strike-rate of over 100. (Source: Twitter)

AB de Villiers managed to complete 5000 runs in ODIs at an average of more than 50 with a strike-rate of over 100. He finished his ODI career with 9577 runs at an average of 53.5 and a strike-rate of 101.09 with 25 hundreds and 53 fifties. (Source: Twitter)

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Bossing in IPL

AB de Villiers' top innings in IPL was 129 not out against Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. (Source: Twitter)

AB de Villiers' top innings in IPL was 129 not out against Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. The Proteas batsman completed these 129 runs off just 51 balls at a strike-rate of 248.08. (Source: Twitter)

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Double ton at Motera

AB de Villiers scored 217 not out in an ODI against India at Ahmedabad back in 2008. (Source: Twitter)

AB de Villiers scored 217 not out in an ODI against India at Ahmedabad back in 2008. On at least two occassions, De Villiers managed to complete centuries in ODIs after coming into bat after the 30th over. (Source: Twitter)

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