New Delhi: As the ace batsman celebrates his 37th birthday today (February 17, 2021), Known as Mr. 360 is one of the most entertaining cricketer in the modern era of the game. De Vlliers made his international debut in 2004 and rest his history, he ruled international cricket in all formats and it turned out that he is one of the most loveable cricketers in the world.
Let’s relive de Villiers’ fastest knocks in cricket. The records of the batsman stand to date, and no one has come closer to break his records in ODI cricket.
On January 18, 2015, de Villiers registered the fastest century in the 50-over format. He achieved the feat against West Indies in the second ODI of the five-match series at Johannesburg.
AB de Villiers registered the fastest 50 and 100 in the same match. The batsman brought up his century off just 31 balls and he surpassed New Zealand’s Corey Anderson (36) to bring up the fastest century in ODIs.
162* off 66 balls ?
17 fours, eight sixes ?Happy birthday to South Africa’s Mr 360, AB de Villiers, who put on a show at the SCG at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. pic.twitter.com/GHspmq3DhM
— ICC (@ICC) February 17, 2021
ABD was finally dismissed for 149 off just 44 deliveries in the match. These heroics from ‘Mr.360’ enabled South Africa to post 439/2 in the allotted twenty overs and they went on to defeat West Indies by 148 runs.
Later in 2015, De Villiers recorded the fastest 150 in ODI cricket against West Indies during the 2015 Cricket World Cup in just 64 balls.
Giving the fans something to rejoice, de Villiers had revealed that he is considering coming out of retirement to play the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup.
Happy Birthday AB
A leader, mentor and most importantly a true entertainer on and off the field. Wishing you a very very Happy Birthday AB. ??@ABdeVilliers17#PlayBold #HappyBirthdayAB #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/ob07vEzgFU
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 17, 2021
I would love to. I’ve been talking to ‘Bouch’ (new South Africa coach Mark Boucher), (new director of cricket) Graeme Smith and (captain) Faf (du Plessis) back home, we’re all keen to make it happen,” cricket.com.au had quoted De Villiers as saying.
“So I’m thinking of throwing my name in the hat and hoping that everything will work out,” he added.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1361678019690196995
The 35-year-old had announced his retirement from international cricket on May 23, 2018. However, he tried to stage a comeback in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 but was not able to reach an agreement with the management.
The ICC T20 World Cup 2020 will commence from October 18 and will conclude on November 15 in Australia.
Happy birthday @ABdeVilliers17 … you're always welcome back in Big Bash land… ?? pic.twitter.com/3ruKSgQRD5
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) February 17, 2021
