AB de Villiers builds his perfect ODI batter, ignores Sachin Tendulkar
De Villiers' builds perfect ODI batter, snubs Tendulkar
10 Oct 2026
2 MinAB de Villiers
South Africa
Current Series
Full Name
AB de Villiers
Nationality
South Africa
Other Name
AB de Villiers
Role
Batter
Birth Date
17 Feb 1984 (42y 237d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 184 | 170 | 40 | 5162 | 133 | 39.71 | 3403 | 151.69 | 3 | 40 |
| test | 114 | 191 | 18 | 8765 | 278 | 50.66 | 16077 | 54.51 | 22 | 46 |
| odi | 228 | 218 | 39 | 9577 | 176 | 53.50 | 9473 | 101.09 | 25 | 53 |
| t20i | 78 | 75 | 11 | 1672 | 79 | 26.12 | 1237 | 135.16 | -- | 10 |
| t20 | 341 | 321 | 67 | 9494 | 133 | 37.38 | 6316 | 150.32 | 4 | 70 |
| fc | 141 | 238 | 23 | 10689 | 278 | 49.71 | 19026 | 56.18 | 25 | 60 |
| list a | 263 | 252 | 44 | 11123 | 176 | 53.47 | -- | -- | 29 | 63 |
| t10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 50 | 61.00 | 24 | 254.17 | -- | 1 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 184 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | /0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 114 | 5 | 34.00 | 104 | 2 | 2/49 | 52.00 | 3.05 | 102.0 | -- | -- |
| odi | 228 | 9 | 32.00 | 202 | 7 | 2/15 | 28.85 | 6.31 | 27.4 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 78 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t20 | 341 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| fc | 141 | -- | 39.00 | 138 | 2 | 2/49 | 69.00 | 3.53 | 117.0 | -- | -- |
| list a | 263 | -- | 32.00 | 202 | 7 | 2/15 | 28.85 | 6.31 | 27.4 | -- | -- |
| t10 | 2 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND-L vs SA-L | 0 | 10 Oct 2026 | Sharjah | t20 |
| AUS-L vs SA-L | 111* | 09 Oct 2026 | Sharjah | t20 |
| SA-L vs WI-L | 70 | 04 Oct 2026 | Sharjah | t20 |
| PAK-L vs SA-L | 120* | 02 Aug 2025 | Birmingham | t20 |
| SA-L vs AUS-L | 6 | 31 Jul 2025 | Birmingham | t20 |
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