Ab
de Villiers was born on February 17, 1984 in Pretoria, Transvaal Province,
South Africa.. His mother works in property, while his father is a doctor with
a general practice. AB was raised in the small town of Warmbad, in the north of
the country, where he attended primary school. De Villiers started his
international cricket career in 2004. He was only twenty years old when he
played his debut against England on 16 December 2004. He made a record against
India to become the first South African Player who made a double century
against India. He made 217 runs and remained not out. South Africa scheduled a
tour to Australia in 2008/09. He played well and contributed a lot to make
South Africa win the first test and this was South Africa first test victory in
Australia after fifteen years.
De
Villiers made lot of records in 2011 world cup including first South African
Batsman who scored two centuries in a world cup and became the fifth batsman
who made two consecutive centuries in a world cup. He made the
fastest century ever in one day International Cricket on just 31 balls against
West Indies at New Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg in January 2015. In this
inning he made total 149 runs on 44 balls including 16 sixes and equaled the
record of Rohit Sharma of India.
De
Villiers played another thrilling and unbeaten inning in the World cup of 2015
against West Indies, blasted 162* runs off 66 with 17 fours and 8 sixes, second
fastest century and the fastest ever 150 runs of 64 balls in the history of one
day international.

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