AB de Villiers

[bahadurhussain]

Just AB de Villiers. At some point I ran out of words, probably when he hit Holder for 34 (although Russell Arnold interviewing him is bringing them back). Dude is effing amazing. I don't think we have seen the likes of him, ever. Guy has gears from -4 to 24. How the heck do you explain him?

 

[Adders]

I made a bit of a throwaway comment in another thread that he could become the Don Bradman of ODI cricket...........but the more I think about it I don't think that's too far from the mark.

 

[Cabinet96]

We're currently at a stage of him averaging 66 @ 105 over the last six and a bit years, which is...impressive, to put it lightly. Also tonning up every 6 innings, despite only batting in the top 3 10% of the time.

Batting records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[smash84]

AB Dev is just ridiculously good. Hard to rate him exactly at this point in his career. Would like to see him go for a few more years. People like Dhoni have been doing great stuff for a little longer

 

[Spark]

He keeps his head so still when he's slogging. Even when he's doing that nuts paddle-slog over fine leg for six, he keeps his head as still as possible. It's astonishing.

 

[anil1405]

Bowling yorker or similar line n length is of minimal effect to AB as compared to other batsmen.

 

[Daemon]

He keeps his head so still when he's slogging. Even when he's doing that nuts paddle-slog over fine leg for six, he keeps his head as still as possible. It's astonishing.

Yeah they were showing this in the post match show, it was incredible how he didn't fall over even the slightest.

 

[Pratters]

We are living in the AB era. His batting today was unlike any thing I have every seen. He did it with so much coolness too.

 

[anil1405]

Looking back at the innings, it seemed like he wasn't even in top gear today. Only started playing conventional attacking strokes in the 47th over.

 

[YorksLanka]

Just seen the highlights- he is simply phenomenal..can't really describe his ability any other way..

 

[kiwiviktor81]

I saw the whole innings. What was remarkable about it was how subtly and gradually he went up the gears, from 18 runs off 19 balls, to 100 off 52 balls, to 166 off 64 balls. It was a masterpiece of batting, and he made it look easy.

 

[Furball]

inb4qfchoke

 

[fredfertang]

Decent bat and able 'keeper - adds nothing to his captain's bowling options though

 

[Cruxdude]

Thankful for Mohit Sharma's throw the other day. Could have destroyed us if he had stayed longer.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Decent bat and able 'keeper - adds nothing to his captain's bowling options though

He's actually a decent enough option, saw him bowl quite a few overs in Canberra in the ODI series last year and he sent them down alright.

 

[Pratters]

Was seeing a feature on him on TV and they said that he made the national team in various sports and they named a few.. I find that quite incredible.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Was seeing a feature on him on TV and they said that he made the national team in various sports and they named a few.. I find that quite incredible.

Half of the things they say about him are false tbh. He obviously was a gifted sportsman even in his younger days but each time I receive a new message about him he played a different sport when he was younger. It's pretty ridiculous.

 

[Daemon]

The rugby ones are true, no idea about the rest.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Iunno, according to his wiki (I know, lol, but they're all referenced) he was fantastic at Tennis, Rugby, Badminton and Cricket, decent at Football and was a pretty good swimmer/runner (but which athletic kid isn't?).

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Oh, and Hockey.

fmd.