Sachin Tendulkar wishes AB de Villiers on his 33rd birthday

Considered as one of the greatest modern day cricketers, Abraham Benjamin de Villiers celebrates his 33rd birthday today and the ‘Little Master’ Sachin Tendulkar took to his twitter handle and wished the South African batting sensation. De Villiers has been the greatest exponent of unorthodox shots in the last few years and Tendulkar acknowledged it in his tweet. “When it comes to unorthodox shots, very few people can ace it like @ABdeVilliers17. Happy birthday Mr. 360°, have a splendid one!” tweeted the legendary batsman.

When it comes to unorthodox shots, very few people can ace it like @ABdeVilliers17. Happy birthday Mr. 360°, have a splendid one!

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 17, 2017

Happy Birthday @ABdeVilliers17, the most explosive batsman in the world. Hope you have a good one, see you soon! ?

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 17, 2017

Currently in New Zealand for a full tour, de Villiers will be delighted with South Africa’s performance in the one-off T20I today where they defeated the Kiwis comprehensively by 79 runs. Mr.360 scored a quick-fire 26 as a part of South Africa’s 186.The Kiwis never got going and was bundled out for a paltry 107 in the 15^th over.

De Villiers missed out on international action for 8 months, playing his last match way back in June 2016. He eventually made a return to the national squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka and looked in no discomfort what so ever.

He has opted out of the Test series against New Zealand and England and expects to return to Test cricket for the home series against India and Australia at the end of 2017. However, he is an integral part of the limited overs set-up and his return will keep the Proteas in good stead ahead of the Champions Trophy in England starting in June.

Also read: NZ v SA Only T20I Review: South Africa dominate Kiwis in the lone T20

In his illustrious career so far De Villiers has appeared in 211 ODI’s and 100 Tests scoring 8913 and 8074 runs respectively. While de Villiers has struck 24 centuries and 50 half-centuries in ODI’s, his Test record includes 21 hundred and 39 fifties. He has also been an important member of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and has amassed 3257 runs in 120 IPL matches. His exceptional IPL record includes 3 centuries and 21 fifties.