Where is AB Devilliers now?
Where is AB Devilliers now?
Royal Challengers BangaloreWicket-keeper
Brisbane HeatWicket-keeperLahore QalandarsWicket-keeperRangpur RangersWicket-keeper
AB de Villiers/Current teams
Why did AB de Villiers retire?
He spent the final years of his career in and out of the game due to injuries and increasing need for personal and family time. However, he said that he is going to miss all the action related to cricket but has no regrets about quitting the game.
Is AB de Villiers a doctor?
The senior AB de Villiers has been practicing as a general practitioner, but specialised in sport medicine (gained his M.Sc. in 1996). “Not only me and my son have the same name, but my father and grandfather also had the same common name as AB de Villiers,” he revealed.
Can a player come back after retirement?
In most cases, when a professional athlete announces retirement, he or she retires and then never returns to playing professional sports; however, in rare instances there are some athletes who came out of retirement.
Who is the highest paid cricketer in the world?
Australian Test skipper Tim Paine earns an annual salary of Rs 5 crore. In 2020, Virat Kohli created history by becoming the only cricketer to find a place on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes. Notably, Kohli earns a huge amount of money from brand endorsements and IPL appearances.
What was AB de Villiers highest score in cricket?
During the 2015 World Cup, in the match against West Indies, de Villiers scored 162 runs off 66 balls leading South Africa to their second highest total in world cup history (408) at the Sydney Cricket Ground. With this feat, he also became the record holder for the fastest 50, 100, and 150 in ODI history.
What makes AB de Villiers a great batsman?
This non-committal technique ended up making him one of the finest batsmen of the age. A compact defensive technique to stave off misbehaving balls on a minefield and a plethora of strokes in his armory to thrash the bowlers on truer wickets – AB de Villiers, the batting monster, had arrived.
What was AB de Villiers average in 2010 season?
The early promise of a big future had been laid as de Villiers ended the season as Daredevil’s highest run-scorer, with 465 runs at an average of 51.66. A below average season followed in 2010 and that led to the Daredevils parting ways with the dashing batsman.
When did AB de Villiers give up the captaincy?
Following South Africa’s exit from the 2011 World Cup, de Villiers was named as the captain of their ODI and T20I team in June. Owing to the workload and pressure, he gave up the T20I captaincy in early 2013 but continued to play as South Africa’s main batsman and their first choice wicket-keeper.