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The Citizen
09-08-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Durban North athletes makes a splash in Namibia
DURBAN North resident Indiana de Villiers put in an exceptional performance at the recent African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games in Namibia, winning 10 medals (four gold and six silvers). This was the Grade 12 Our Lady of Fatima learner's first international gala. De Villiers' efforts helped push the country's medal tally up to 144 which included 65 golds for SA athletes across various sporting codes. Speaking on her performance in the pool, the 18-year-old said she felt an enormous sense of pride wearing the green and gold. Also read: Durban North resident reflects on Amashova victory 'Before the competition I was content with making the finals as I didn't really know what to expect as it was my first international gala. My first event at the games was the 50m butterfly which is my favourite event. I think winning that and achieving a personal best settled my nerves. 'After the race I thought 'maybe I can actually do really well here'. I'm really happy with my performances, aside from the 50m butterfly I also achieved other personal best (PB) times which I was ecstatic about. The best part for me was representing your country and standing on the podium listening to our national anthem, I just got goosebumps,' she said. In all, her four gold medals were won in the 50m butterfly, the 4×100 freestyle relay, the 4×100 medley relay gold and the 4×100 mixed relay freestyle. De Villiers, who is a member of Aqua Athletes Durban, is coached by Tracey Hemphill, who also happened to be one of the Team SA coaches at the event. Video: Durban North resident shapes bodyboarding journey 'I really enjoyed having her there with me. She gave me good peace of mind and helped me with the mental aspect of the competition. I was a bit nervous to race in such a big gala but Tracey helped me so much. It was special to share the moment with my coach,' she said. For more from Northglen News, follow us on Facebook , X or Instagram. You can also check out our videos on our YouTube channel or follow us on TikTok. Click to subscribe to our newsletter – here
IOL News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Former Proteas superstar AB de Villiers hailed as third-best T20 cricketer ever
Instead, it was De Villiers' individual brilliance and his impact on the shortest format of the game that has been hailed. Tellingly, the Windies quartet won two T20 World Cup titles and numerous Indian Premier League (IPL) championships during their career, while De Villiers has never lifted a major trophy. The leading cricket website in the world ranks De Villiers ahead of West Indian superstars Andre Russell (5), Chris 'Universe Boss' Gayle (6), Kieron Pollard (8) and Dwayne Bravo (10). Proteas legend AB de Villiers has been named No 3 in Cricinfo's countdown of greatest Men's T20 cricketers. Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. The 41-year-old's modest T20 international record - 1672 runs at 26.12 with a best of 79 not out - is not a smidge on his franchise statistics, particularly at the IPL where De Villiers was arguably the biggest foreign superstar in the competition's 18-year history. De Villiers overall T20 record encompasses 340 matches, accumulated 9424 runs at an average of 37.24, and strike-rate of 150.13. His IPL numbers are simply staggering. De Villiers played 184 matches, struck 5162 runs, average of 39.70, at a strike-rate of 151.68, for Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He was at his peak for RCB between 2015 and 2016 when he smashed 1200 runs at an average of 50 from 700 balls (SR 171.42). De Villiers' trademark 360-degree style captured the imagination of the Indian public with chants of 'AB, AB, AB' ringing around the Chinnaswamy Stadium throughout his career at RCB.
