WATCH: AB de Villiers winds back the clock with incredible knock
At the ripe old age of 41, he has now been producing a series of vintage masterclasses in the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) tournament.
After recently racking up an an impressive 63 not out off just 30 balls at a blistering strike rate of 210 against India, he then backed that up with more heroics against England.
Chasing a target of 153, De Villiers led the charge for South Africa, smashing an unbeaten 116 off just 51 balls, bringing up his century in just 41 deliveries.
His innings featured 15 boundaries and seven sixes, and you can see his stunning performance below.
Last year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that AB de Villiers was one of the latest three cricketing icons inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame as the Class of 2024.
The ICC Hall of Fame was launched in January 2009 as part of the ICC's centenary celebrations.
Since then, it has helped celebrate the greatest players ever to have graced the game during its long and illustrious history.
De Villiers enjoyed a remarkable career spanning 14 years, during which he hit over 20 000 international runs across all three formats.
An innovative stroke-maker with an eye for the spectacular, as well as excelling in Test and T20I cricket, the South African set records for the fastest fifty, century and 150 in ODI cricket to earn a reputation of being one of the most feared, destructive batters in the history of the game.
AB de Villiers
114 Tests – 8,765 runs at an average of 50.66 plus 222 catches & 5 stumpings
228 ODIs – 9,577 runs at an average of 53.50 plus 176 catches & 5 stumpings
78 T20Is – 1,672 runs at an average of 26.12 plus 65 catches & 7 stumpings
De Villiers made his debut for South Africa in 2004 and by the end of his first series, he had scored his first Test century, as well as having established himself as a superb wicket-keeper.
A glittering Test career followed – an unbeaten innings of 278 against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi in 2010 was briefly the highest individual score for South Africa in Test cricket and three years later his 11 catches behind the stumps against the same opposition in Johannesburg equalled the Test record for the most dismissals in a match.
He topped the ICC Player Rankings in Tests, where he blended exquisite stroke-play with resolute defence at times. He also went on to top the rankings in the ODI format, where his athleticism, explosiveness and ingenuity earned him the affectionate nickname of 'Mr 360' among global fans.
In 2015 he set blistering new records for the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in ODIs during unforgettable innings of 149 and 162 not out against the West Indies, the latter of which came in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2015 at Sydney.
He retired from all formats in 2018 averaging over 50 in both Tests and ODIs, and thanks to a specialist skillset in T20Is, he flourished in franchise leagues around the world.
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