AB de Villiers

ICC Champions Trophy / De Villiers doubts Bangladesh's prospects

Speaking on his YouTube channel, de Villiers said, “I honestly don't think Bangladesh (are) going to make the knockouts. Bangladeshi fans might not like me saying this, but I have to be honest."

‘Most talented’: Kohli hails Hall of Famer de Villiers

Joining England great Alastair Cook and Indian women's pioneer Neetu David in the latest class of inductees, de Villiers finished his career with over 20,000 runs across the three international formats, and is regarded as one of the first true three-format batting greats.

Suryakumar better version of AB de Villiers, says Harbhajan

“We have all seen AB de Villiers; unbelievable player! But when I see this guy, I think he is a better version of AB de Villiers,” Harbhajan told Star Sports

De Villiers regrets 'sharing false information' about Kohli

Former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers on Thursday said he made a "terrible mistake" of "sharing false information" about India's Virat Kohli.

Warner breaks Tendulkar, de Villiers’ record

Warner achieved the landmark, fastest to reach 1,000 World Cup runs, in 19 innings in Chennai to better Tendulkar and former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers -- both of whom got the runs in 20 outings.

‘Virat is perfect for No. 4’

Speaking on his Youtube channel 'AB de Villiers 360’, Kohli’s former IPL teammate said "We're still talking about who will be the No. 4 batter for India. I've heard some rumours about Virat (Kohli) possibly taking up that position. I would be a big supporter of that.

'King' Kohli to 'Baby AB': Hits and misses of the 2022 IPL season

The high-octane Indian Premier League moves into the playoffs this week with four teams left to battle for the glitzy Twenty20 championship and the winners to be crowned in Sunday's final.

De Villiers to miss Pakistan leg of PSL

AB de Villiers will miss the Pakistan leg of the Pakistan Super League for Lahore Qalandars due to a back injury.

AB, one of the ‘good’ people

Comfort matters to AB de Villiers and he spoke of why the Riders outfit suits his kind of cricket.

May 29, 2017
May 29, 2017

South Africa pursue great obsession

South Africa's quest for a major international cricket trophy has become enough of an obsession for star batsman and one-day international captain AB de Villiers to put his Test career on hold.

May 29, 2017
May 29, 2017

AB upset at tampering inference

South Africa captain AB de Villiers insisted his side had done nothing wrong after they found themselves caught up in a fresh ball-tampering row on Saturday as they lost their one-day international series against England.

May 28, 2017
May 28, 2017

South Africa's De Villiers angry at 'ball-tampering' inference

South Africa captain AB de Villiers insists his side had done nothing wrong after they found themselves caught up in a fresh ball-tampering row as they lost their one-day international series against England.

May 20, 2017
May 20, 2017

England have recovered from WC woes: AB

England have recovered from their disastrous 2015 World Cup campaign and are one of the favourites for next month's Champions Trophy, South Africa captain AB de Villiers said ahead of the teams' three-match one-day international series.

April 24, 2017
April 24, 2017

Bangalore's star power refuses to translate into IPL success

Royal Challengers Bangalore learnt it the hard way that star power does not always guarantee success after succumbing to the lowest ever score in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Sunday's match against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

April 22, 2017
April 22, 2017

Amla, AB among marquee locals

Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers are among the top marquee local players announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday for their new T20 league that is set to take place later this year.

April 12, 2017
April 12, 2017

Virat Kohli locks in comeback date

India superstar Virat Kohli has announced he will return to the Indian Premier League this Friday for Royal Challengers Bangalore’s crucial clash with Mumbai Indians.

March 1, 2017
March 1, 2017

Cricket: Proteas set New Zealand tough target

South Africa set New Zealand a difficult target of 280 on a turning wicket in the fourth one-day international on Wednesday thanks to half-centuries from skipper AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis.

February 26, 2017
February 26, 2017

Cricket: Guptill, Patel back in New Zealand shake up

A shell-shocked New Zealand have welcomed the return of a fit again Martin Guptill and dropped pace for spin for the fourth one-day international against South Africa.

February 22, 2017
February 22, 2017

Cricket: Taylor, Boult shine as NZ square South Africa series

Trent Boult took the prized wicket of AB de Villiers then bowled Dwaine Pretorious in the penultimate over as New Zealand secured a series-levelling six-run victory in the second one-day international against South Africa on Wednesday.