Happy Birthday to Superman from South Africa, Mr. 360 turn a year old
Happy Birthday to Superman from South Africa, Mr. 360 turn a year old
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Mr. 360 Degree aka Abraham Benjamin de Villiers, commonly known as ABD turned 34 on Saturday. While AB De Villiers would have wanted to celebrate the occasion with a win, it did not turn out as he would have wished as Team India led by Virat Kohli, thrashed the Proteas 5-1 in the ODI series. Over the years the explosive batsman has earned praise for his strokeplay and ability to take his respective side to victory. He is also the proud owner of the record of being the quickest to reach fifty, hundred and 150 runs in ODI’s all at the same time. His stunning abilities with the bat has earned him widespread applause from fans and peers across the world.

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan had said, “AB de Villiers is a definition of a cricketing genius.” Current India captain Virat Kohli had lauded De Villiers by saying, “AB de Villiers is the best batsman in the world by far. He shows it again and again.”  .

One of few cricketer which is loveable all over the world, de Villiers rewrote history books as he went on to slam the fastest ODI century ((31 balls) in history during the Pink ODI against West Indies in Johannesburg in 2015. Interestingly, he has scored all his 25 ODI centuries at a strike rate of more than 100.

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