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AB de Villiers

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Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a South African former international cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest batters of his generation. de Villiers was named as the ICC ODI Player of the Year three times during his 15-year international career. He was one of the five Wisden cricketers of the decade at the end of 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). AB de Villiers is the 19th most popular cricketer (up from 56th in 2024), the 281st most popular biography from South Africa (up from 381st in 2019) and the most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, AB de Villiers ranks 19 out of 136. Before him are Virat Kohli, Montagu Toller, Shane Warne, VVS Laxman, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jack Hobbs. After him are Ravichandran Ashwin, Viv Richards, Mohammed Shami, Garfield Sobers, K. L. Rahul, and James Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, AB de Villiers ranks 426. Before him are Ahmed Fathy, Aristide Bancé, Kamil Kopúnek, Kenichi Nozawa, Karim Haggui, and Katarina Bulatović. After him are Igor Denisov, Sergey Stepanov, Didier Ya Konan, Alexander Geynrikh, Belén Rodríguez, and Christof Innerhofer.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, AB de Villiers ranks 281 out of 454. Before him are Quinton Fortune (1977), Robbie Hunter (1977), Naledi Pandor (1953), John Moshoeu (1965), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), and Es'kia Mphahlele (1919). After him are Sasha Pieterse (1996), Olaf Kölzig (1970), Watkin Tudor Jones (1974), David Bateson (1960), ZP Theart (1975), and Pierre Issa (1975).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, AB de Villiers ranks 1. After him are Faf du Plessis (1984), David Miller (1989), Tony Greig (1946), Jacques Kallis (1975), Andy Flower (1968), Hansie Cronje (1969), Gary Kirsten (1967), Kevin Pietersen (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), Cri-Zelda Brits (1983), and Dale Steyn (1983).

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