AB de Villiers :
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He is widely regarded as the current best batsman in the world and one of the greatest of all time.As of January 2016, he is ranked first and seventh in the ICC ODI and Test batting rankings respectively.
His supreme ability caught the eye of the selectors as he was fast-tracked into the national squad at an early age of 20. He made his Test debut against England in Port Elizabeth and showed his class with a fine knock of 52 in just his fourth innings with the bat, saving South Africa from what looked like a certain defeat. He registered his first century during the same series, a fine 109 on his home ground in Centurion.
Having played both as an opener and as a lower-order wicket-keeper-batsman in his first Test series, de Villiers was earmarked for greatness. He soon proved his worth by amassing 460 runs in his first away tour to the Caribbean Islands in 2005. A slump in form ensured - de Villiers battled for runs against Australia both at home and away - he had to wait until the home series against West Indies in 2007-08 to again reach the three-figure mark. However, he made up for the lost time, spanking a fine 217 against India in Ahmedabad, the first South African player to hit a double ton against India.
AB de Villiers took 11 catches against Pakistan in Johannesburg in the 2012-13 season, equalling the record for most number of catches by a wicket-keeper in a Test match. He shares the record with former England keeper, Jack Russell. He also scored an unbeaten 103 off 117 balls in South Africa's second innings. In the process, he became the first wicket-keeper to score a century and claim 10 dismissals in a Test.
On 18 March, during the third ODI against Pakistan in Johannesburg, de Villiers and Hashim Amla shared a record for the highest third-wicket partnership of 238. De Villiers scored 12 fours and three sixes in his innings of 128. In December 2013, de Villiers became the ninth batsman in history to top the batting rankings in both Tests and ODIs. He also had a wonderful three-match Test series against Australia, where he finished as the second highest run-scorer. He continued to do well in both Tests and ODIs and ended 2014 as the second highest run-getter for South Africa in both the formats, behind Amla.
On January 18, 2015, de Villiers smashed the West Indies bowlers to all corners of Johannesburg en route to recording the fastest ever hundred in ODI history. He broke Corey Anderson's record, who achieved the feat in 2014 in 36 balls. The South African took five balls fewer to score his hundred and also equalled Rohit Sharma's record for most number of sixes hit in an innings with 16 sixes, before being dismissed for a 44-ball 149.
During the 2015 World Cup, in the match against West Indies, de Villiers scored 162 runs off 66 balls leading South Africa to their second highest total in world cup history (408) on the Sydney Cricket Ground. With this feat, he also became the record holder for the fastest 50, 100, and 150 in ODI history. He amassed 482 runs in the tournament and was the third highest run-scorer.
Above all his record is impressive in all formates shown as below:
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