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Abraham Benjamin de Villiers was born on February 17, 1984, in Warmbad (now Bela-Bela), South Africa. He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria, where he developed his athletic skills. His cricketing career began with his debut for the Titans in 2003/04, following a period in the South Africa U19 team. He made his Test debut at age 20 against England in December 2004, where he quickly demonstrated his ability, including a match-saving half-century. Shortly after, in February 2005, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut, also against England. His Twenty20 International (T20I) debut came in 2006 against Australia.
De Villiers maintained a notable career, scoring over 8,000 runs in both Test and ODI cricket. He is one of the few batsmen to achieve a batting average of over fifty in both formats. A key highlight in his ODI career came on January 18, 2015, when he set records for the fastest ODI fifty (16 balls) and fastest ODI century (31 balls), eventually scoring 149 runs off 44 balls against the West Indies. He holds the record for the fastest ODI 150 (62 balls). He served as captain for South Africa across all three formats, though he later stepped down from Test captaincy due to injury in December 2016 and from limited-overs captaincy in 2017. He announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket in May 2018. In October 2024, de Villiers was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, recognizing his contributions to the sport.
Throughout his career, de Villiers played domestically for teams such as Northerns (2003/04–2016/17) and Titans (2003/04–2017/18). In Twenty20 franchise cricket, he played for Delhi Daredevils (2008–2010) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (2011–2021) in the Indian Premier League, where he recorded three of his four T20 centuries. Other franchise teams included Barbados Tridents (2016), Tshwane Spartans (2018–2019), Rangpur Riders (2019), Lahore Qalandars (2019), Middlesex (2019), and Brisbane Heat (2019/20). He officially retired from all forms of cricket on November 19, 2021.
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