5 most elegant modern day batsman

England v India - 2nd ODI: Royal London One-Day Series

4) AB de Villiers

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Who says men cannot multitask?

The latest Mission Impossible I watched last night had a countless number of twists and two-faced characters. Tom Cruise, was as usual, the incredible multi-tasker he is, covering every facet of film from the action to the comedy.

This movie very much mirrored this super-talented South African batsman, who is a man of twists and turns. In a second, he's there and the next, the game slips out of your hands. He has a lot more than two faces; they say he’s a freak.

Bhogle once famously asked if there was anything this man couldn’t do: he can bat, he can field, he can keep, and his name is AB De Villiers. Mr 360 he is. This man has the elegance of unpredictability.

One moment he drops a 140 kph ball gently to his feet, and the next he’ll shuffle across the offside, get low on his knees and loft you over square for six. Entertainer, destructor and one-man army, he is as simple as ABCD, AB can do anything.

(Yes I know he has retired, but I really didn't want to exclude this incredible extra-terrestrial being from my list)

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