AB de Villiers Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

AB de Villiers Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

AB de Villiers is a former South African cricketer who captained the South African team in all types of cricket. He is considered to be one of the top batsmen of his time, de Villiers was born in Warmbad in South Africa.

He was a cricketer from a young age but also excelled in various other disciplines, such as rugby, golf, and tennis. His first fame was in April 2008 when he achieved a double century during an international match against India being one of the very only South African to have ever done it.

He scored 217 runs, which is the highest score so that far throughout his professional career. He holds numerous other records, including the fastest century in a Test by a South African and also the fastest T20 50 scored by a South African.

Family

Childhood & Early Life

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers was born on the 17th of February, 1984 in Warmbad located within the Limpopo region of South Africa. The name of his father is Abraham B de Villiers and his mother’s name is Millie de Villiers.

He is the youngest of three brothers. Even though his father is an ophthalmologist, however, he was incredibly passionate about sports and he would encourage his sons to engage in sports.

Personal Life

AB de Villiers married Danielle Swart in 2013. The couple has a boy named Abraham who was born in the year 2015.

Career

Despite his expertise in a variety of sports, Ab de Villiers eventually made a decision to take up a career in cricket. He began playing for Titans Titans in 2003. He then was a member of the Carrickfergus Cricket Club in Northern Ireland as an out-of-country player the following year. In December 2004 He made his debut in the test against England. While he was only twenty years old the performance was highly acknowledged.

Batting Career Summary

M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s

Test
114
191
18
8765
278
50.66
16076
54.52
22
2
46
1024
64

ODI
228
218
39
9577
176
53.5
9473
101.1
25
0
53
840
204

T20I
78
75
11
1672
79
26.12
1237
135.17
0
0
10
140
60

IPL
184
170
40
5162
133
39.71
3403
151.69
3
0
40
413
251

Bowling Career Summary

M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W

Test
114
5
204
104
2
2/49
2/49
3.06
52.0
102.0
0
0

ODI
228
9
192
202
7
2/15
2/15
6.31
28.86
27.43
0
0

T20I
78
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–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

IPL
184
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Favorites

Cricketer(s)
Batsman- Virat Kohli
Bowler- Gerrit Deist, Wasim Akram
Fielder- Jonty Rhodes

Cricket Ground
SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa

Football Team
Manchester United F.C.

Athlete(s)
Roger Federer (Tennis), Tiger Woods (Golf)

Food
Pasta, Seafood

Beverage
Red wine

Actor
Brad Pitt

Actress
Kate Beckinsale

Film(s)
Gladiator, A River Runs Through It

TV Show
The Voice SA

Band
Snow Patrol

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Ipl Career

As part of the IPL, ABD played the first three seasons with The Delhi Daredevils. Then, at the time, switched his base to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the year 2011. ABD will wear the RCB shirt during the 13th edition of the IPL which will be coordinated by Dubai this time due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

AB de Villiers Centuries

25 * ODI, 22 * Test, 0 * T20

AB de Villiers Twitter

@ABdeVilliers17

AB de Villiers Record

He holds most records in the world for the speediest fifty (16 balls) 100 (31 balls) and 150 (64 balls) of all time in one-day internationals by any batsman and has the fastest hundred ever by a South African in Tests and the fastest 50 recorded by a South African in T20Is.

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