You will be missed, AB

May 23, 2018 at 7:10 PM
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You will be missed, AB

Mark this date ladies and gentlemen. This is the date when South Africa's beloved son AB de Villiers put his hands down. After an entertaining 14-years of career, Mr 360° announced his retirement from international cricket after saying via video message from his app, "It's about running out of the gas and feeling that it is the right time to move on. I have had my turn, and to be honest, I'm tired".





AB de Villiers has been the great brand ambassador for the game of cricket. He is acknowledged by some legendary cricketers as one of the finest players who has played this game.



Here are some famous quote on AB de Villiers by the legendary cricketers -
" AB de Villiers is changing the rules of the game" - Rahul Dravid
"AB de Villiers is the most complete player of the modern era" - VVS Laxman
"AB de Villiers is the most valuable cricketer on this planet" - Adam Gilchrist
"De Villiers is the definition of cricketing genius" - Michael Vaughan
"I demand a DNA test for AB de Villiers, this game is only for humans" - Akash Chopra
"If I have to pick the best batsman in the world cricket right now, only two names come to my mind, first is AB de Villiers and other is Virat Kohli" - Nasir Hussain
"AB de Villiers is the best batsman in the world and he shows it again & again" - Virat Kohli
"You would like to score runs in every game, but I don't think so that's possible unless you are Bradman or AB De" - Hashim Amla
"There are only two games I dread, it's the two IPL games I played against this guy" - Dale Steyn
"I have been saying for the past 30 years that Vivian Richards has to be the best batsman of all time. But I have to reassess that because of this guy is something extraordinary" - Bob Willis



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With world cup just two and a half months away, all the teams are looking all set for the biggest tournament. However, as of now, India and England are looking firm favorites to lift the cup at the iconic Lords stadium, Australia, the five-time world champion is picking at the right time and the inclusion of Steve Smith and David Warner will boost their chances.## Australia's former captain Ricky Ponting and South African great AB de Villiers have picked their four semi-finalists but fell that it is India that is more likely to lift the cup. Ricky Ponting who is all set for his new assignment as a coach of Delhi Capitals told TOI that "England, India, Australia and maybe New Zealand. Of course, you never know what Pakistan and West Indies are gonna do! when he was asked about his four world cup semi-finalists.## On the other hand, AB de Villiers feels that South Africa can win the world cup but he was honest in saying that they are not the favorite for the title. "I do believe South Africa have a chance, as we did at any other World Cup because we are a world-class team with plenty of match-winners. The Proteas are certainly in the running, but I won"™t say they are the favorites to be honest with you.## "India and England are looking strong, Australia has won five World Cups in the past and Pakistan claimed the Champions Trophy in the UK two years ago. Those four teams are probably the favorites," De Villiers told Sport24.## De Villiers who will be seeing playing IPL starting from March 23 for RCB along with Virat Kohli. The duo has been one of the most successful pairs in the history of the Indian Premier League and hence, they know each other more than anyone else. Keeping the world cup in mind, de Villiers feels that Virat Kohli's purple patch will give India an edge which has propelled him to No.1 in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen, aren't going to stop any time soon.## "Virat"™s performances over the last while have been incredible and I can"™t see it stopping very soon," de Villiers said. "I have played with him for eight years now in the IPL and you can never take the class out of the guy. I see lots of similarities between myself and Virat. We are both fighters and don"™t enjoy losing, we love batting together and taking the game away from teams."## While the other former players and legends of the game are still arguing for the best ODI batsman of all time between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, both de Villiers and Ponting feel that Virat Kohli is the greatest batsman of all time in ODIs.## "If Virat has a good World Cup, India will win. His numbers show that he is the best. How old is he? Maybe 30, and he is going to play another 200 games. I don't think there will be many people who are going to argue against him being the best," Ponting told TOI.## Follow for more...

Top 5 Leading Run Scorer In One-Day World Cup History Cricket
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Top 5 Leading Run Scorer In One-Day World Cup History

On 18 February 1996, The legendary Sachin Tendulkar scored his first of six centuries in ODI World Cup. The master blaster is the only batsman in the history of cricket who has scored 6 centuries in World Cup matches. Tendulkar represented India in 6 ODI World Cup and the best effort was in 2011 when India lifted the Cup after 28 years. 2011 World Cup was Tendulkar's last World Cup as a player.## Apart from scoring highest centuries, the legend has scored most runs than any other player in World Cup as well as in Tests and ODIs. Talking about the World Cup, Tendulkar is the only batsman to score more than 2000 runs in the tournament.## Here is the list of TOP 5 batsman with most runs in ODI World Cup:## 1. Sachin Tendulkar (IND, 2278 Runs) - In the six World Cups, Sachin Tendulkar has played 45 matches in which the master blaster has scored 2278 runs at an average of 56.95 with 6 centuries and 15 half centuries. His best effort came in 2003 World Cup in South Africa where he scored 673 runs in 11 matches which is a record in a single World Cup.## Sachin Tendulkar debuted in World Cup 1992 in Pakistan where he went on to score 283 runs in 7 innings of 8 matches at an average of 47.16 with 3 half-centuries. He played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 54 off 62 balls including 9 fours and 1 six against Pakistan.## 2. Ricky Ponting (AUS, 1743 Runs) - Former Australian captain, Ricky Ponting is considered as one of the greatest players. Under his captaincy, Australia lifted the World Cup twice in 2003, 2007. As a batsman, he scored 1743 runs in 42 innings of 46 World Cup matches at an average of 45.46 with 5 centuries and 6 half-centries. His knock of 140* in the final against India in 2003 has been one of the finest knocks of the World Cup.## 3. Kumar Sangakkara (SL, 1532 Runs) - Kumar Sangakkara is arguably the greatest batsman Sri Lanka has ever produced. The wicket-keeper batsman has scored more runs than any other Sri Lankan batsman in both Tests and ODIs. In World Cups, Sangakkara has played 35 innings of 37 matches and scored 1532 runs at an average of 56.74 with 5 hundred (4 came in 2015) and 7 fifties.## Kumar Sangakkara hit four centuries in a row in 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand which is a record of this tournament's history. He was the second highest run scorer in 2015 World Cup with 541 runs in seven innings.## 4. Brian Lara (WI, 1225 Runs) - Who is the best - Sachin or Lara? This has been the subject of the debate over the years. West Indies has produced so many great players and Lara is one and perhaps the best of them. He represented West Indies in 5 World Cups in which he played 33 innings of 34 matches where the left-hander has scored 1225 runs at an average of 42.24 with 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries.## 5. AB de Villiers (SA, 1207 Runs) - AB de Villiers is one of the greatest ODI batsmen if not the greatest of all time. He made the batting look so easy with his ability to play shots. He represented South Africa in 3 World Cups and played 23 matches and scored 1207 runs at an average of 63.52 with 4 hundred and 6 fifties. He has the best average among the top 50 highest run-getters in World Cup matches.## Follow for more...