Ab de Villiers mentions former Pakistani fast Mohammed Asif as one of the bowlers that he had never confronted in the early days of his career.
Former South African legend Ab de Villiers is known as one of the most fearless figures in the world cricket, often that it was believed to have a frightened opposition to his ruthless hitting and the ability to generate runs on even the most difficult deliveries.
ABD has played for the Proteas for more than a decade, while his career also extends more than ten years in different competitions at franchise level, the most striking are Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team where he has spent many years and the fans have shown a number of extraordinary batting master classes.
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Ab de Villiers reveals the bowler where he feared most
In a recent podcast performance on the YouTube podcast of Subhankar Mishra, Ab de Villiers, the Fearless King and Mr. 360 Van Cricket, asked who that one bowler is with whom he would never have put in international cricket.
If he keeps aside, such as big ones such as Mitchell Starc, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, James Anderson or Lasith Malinga, he has mentioned the former Pakistani Paceman Mohammed Asif as one of his most feared opponents.
Ab de Villiers debuted in 2004 for South Africa. During those days the bowling attack in Pakistan consisted of pure pacers such as Mohammed ASIF and Shoaibk Akhtar. ASIF was known for its pure pace, spot-on accuracy and toe-printing Yorkers, who often surprised the batters.
De Villiers reveals that his playing style had some mistakes in those days; He probably had a much higher bat lift, and that was the reason that he was far too worried by ASIF. The experienced seizure also said that he would now like to play against the bowler after he has clarity about his Batting technique.
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A glimpse of ABD’s glorious international career
AB De Villiers made his debut in 2004 in Test Cricket for South Africa and played international cricket until 2018. In his glorious career that included for 14 years, he not only played for South Africa, but also for various other franchises in India, England, Australia, the Caribbean, Bangladesh and even Pakistan.
In his long career, De Villiers is one of the few batters who have maintained a career average of 50+ in both tests and ODIs. He has collected 8765 tests and also scored 9577 ODI Runs, and he announced his retirement despite going through the best patches in International Cricket.
ABD is on average 50.66 in tests and 53.50 in ODIs, while he has collected 20000+ runs in international cricket. He is the recipient of various records, including the fastest ODI hundred in the history of the game.
Pakistan Champions lost the WCL -Final on the South Africa champions
After the Walkover was handed over by the defending champion, India Champions, to Pakistan champions in the first semifinal of WCL 2025, they reached the final to appear against South Africa Champions, who came after beating Australia champions in the Semis.
A good battle show from the Pakistan champions while they set a goal of 196 for the Proteas. Two of the biggest cricketers in South Africa in the shortest size of the game, Ab de Villiers and Jean Paul Duminy, however, the Pakistan -Bowlers closed to haunt it with 19 balls in the innings.
ABD was mentioned the player of the match for an unbeaten 120 of only 60 balls, and he was also the player of the tournament because he had collected 429 points in 6 innings with 3 hundreds to his name. South Africa champions are the winners of WCL season 2.
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