The name AB de Villiers is enough to give nightmares to opposition bowlers. During his illustrious career, AB de Villiers developed himself into a versatile batsman and made batting look ridiculously easy. He is a special talent and was one of the greatest batsmen of his generation without a shade of doubt. His record in the 50 overs format speaks for itself and the numbers are even better when it comes to the last decade. With an average of more than 64, De Villiers was arguably among the most consistent batsmen during this period.
The Windies attack was at the receiving end of a De Villiers special on a couple of occasions in this decade. A whirlwind knock of 149 of 44 deliveries came in a bilateral ODI series in January 2015 and he followed it up with a knock of 162 in 66 deliveries in the 2015 World Cup. The grace with which he executed some of his innovative shots during his career speaks about his talent. The modern legend retired from international cricket last year after leaving a lasting impact on cricket fans all over the world.
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Arya Sekhar Chakraborty
Arya is a cricket journalist with around 8 years of experience who writes informative listicles and is in charge of text commentary at Sportskeeda. He is a graduate in Journalism, Psychology, and English, and has previously worked for websites such as CricTracker, SportzWiki, Cricket Addictor, Cricfit, OneCricket, and Cricket Exchange. His vast experience has led him to know the pulse of his readers and he cross-checks information from a number of credible sources before writing a single word for their sake.
A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.
Arya, who feels ODIs should not be completely replaced with T20Is owing to the former's pacing and charm, would like to go back in time to 1998 and watch the Master Blaster in action. He has experience in interviewing a few Bengali cricketers such as Kazi Junaid Saifi, Shib Shankar Pal, Sayan Ghosh and Prayas Ray Barman. He has also translated a couple of Bengali cricket books, and made Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-match videos.
He likes to spend time with his family and binge on web series during his spare time.
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