5 Parallels Between Some of the Greatest Personalities from Cricket & Basketball

#2- AB de Villiers v/s Kyrie Irving

ABD and Kyrie Irving are the most entertaining personalities in the world with an eclectic range of flamboyant shots, enough to shock everyone. The success of these two counterparts is the rare combination of talent, hard work, and perseverance. The eyes of ABD never goes off the bowl and his footwork can turn a good yorker into a full toss and a good length bowl into a short pitch bowl parking both of them into the crowd- making him truly a 360-degree player.

Both ABD and Kyrie are one of the most versatile players in the world. Kyrie has a large number of moves which include low dribbling, Jab Step, Side Step, Crossovers and Spin variations enabling him to put defender off the foot. Shooting percentage beyond three-point line is near to 40 in 2017 and more than 5 assist per match which is remarkable and enough to make a very big impact.

Lesser known fact is that Irving is Australian born and possess dual citizenship. Decided to play for the USA in 2014 FIBA World Cup and earned not only gold but also MVP title of the tournament. Similar results yielded in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The best thing about both Kyrie and ABD is that despite various minor and major injuries, they are unflagging in creating big results. ABD has an average of 53.5 in ODI with a strike rate of 101.1 and holds the record for the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in ODI cricket.