AB de Villiers Smashes Century Record

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<h1>AB de Villiers Smashes Century Record</h1>

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers hit a century off 31 balls to record the speediest ever one-day worldwide ton.

De Villiers, 30, set the new milestone amid an innings of 149 against the West Indies in Johannesburg.

He crushed eight fours and 10 sixes in beating the past ODI record of 36 balls by New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson against West Indies a year ago.

"I was on 92 when I realised it was going to be close. I wasn't going to take singles in the nineties," he said.

"I got really fired up in the changing room and sort of played my knock before I even came out to bat.

"Aggression was the main thing for me today - I just wanted to go right from the start."

Fastest ODI centuries

1. AB de Villiers (South Africa) - 31 balls against West Indies in Johannesburg on 18th January, 2015.
2. Corey Anderson (New Zealand) - 36 balls against West Indies in Queenstown on 1st January, 2014.
3. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi on 4th October, 1996.
4. Mark Boucher (South Africa) - 44 balls against Zimbabwe in Potchefstroom on 20th September, 2006.
5. Brian Lara (West Indies) - 45 balls against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 9th October, 1999.

 

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Top Best Quotes on AB De Villiers

1) “AB de Villiers is changing the rules of the Game” – Rahul Dravid

2) “AB de Villers is the most complete player of the Modern Era” – VVS Laxman

3) “AB de Villiers is the Most Valuable Cricketer of the Planet” – Adam Gilchrist

4) “I demand a DNA Test of AB de Villiers, this game is only for Humans.” – Aakash Chopra

5) “There are only two games I dread, its the two IPL Games I play against this Guy.” – Dale Steyn

6) “AB de Villiers reminds me of my young days, What a Player!” – Chris Gayle

7) “AB de Villiers is the best batsman in the world and he shows it Again and Again” – Virat Kohli

8) “I have been saying for the Past 30 Years that Vivian Richards has to be the best batsman of all time. But I am going to have to reassess that because this guy (AB de Villiers) is something Extraordinary” – Bob Willis

9) “AB de Villiers is the definition of a Cricketing Genius” – Michael Vaughan