Why AB De Villiers Is Called Superman? I Cricketfile

Introduction

As you know AB De Villiers is called Mr 360 for his ability to hit shots and ABD because it is the acronym for his name. But have you ever wondered why AB De Villiers Is Called Superman? This is what we are going to talk about.

The Reason Behind His Superman Nickname

While you might be thinking that people call him Superman because of something which is to do with his batting or fielding, this isn’t the case. Without a doubt, he is an exceptional cricketer in terms of every aspect but here we would like to share some records which he created that prompted people to give him the title of Superman. He is brilliant in batting, fielding, wicket-keeping and captaincy that is why AB De Villiers Is Called Superman.

ABD Records

• He ranks 3^rd globally in terms of batting average in all formats of cricket.
• He maintained a strike rate of a whopping 136.73 in the ICC cricket world cups that he played.
• First South African batsman to hit back-to-back tonnes in a world cup (happened in 2011).
• First South African batsman to score a double tonne against the Indian team.
• ABD is also one of the greatest fielders that the world has known till now.
• He remains the 2^nd top scorer for a given innings as a South African batsman.
• And, as said before, he can play shots and score runs in all possible directions.
• He got out on 0 after 78 initial test innings. This to date is a record amongst South African cricketers.
• The record for being the fastest 50 as a South African is also in his name.
• The same goes for when we talk about the record for the fastest test tonne.
• De Villiers has also made the world’s fastest 150 in the ODI format.

He has achieved these records and proved himself to be worthy of being called Superman.

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