AB de Villiers is among the most interesting cricketers to have represented South Africa. He was an all-format participant, who may seamlessly alter his gameplay based mostly on the staff’s requirement. The talismanic cricketer completed with 8765, 9577, and 1672 runs from 114 Checks, 228 ODIs, and 78 T20Is, respectively.
The previous South African captain is at present main South Africa Champions within the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025. On the sidelines of the six-team match, de Villiers picked his all-time World XI in a video shared by presenter Shefali Bagga on Instagram on Wednesday, July 23. Solely two Indian cricketers made it to his staff, and so they had been his buddy Virat Kohli and the legendary MS Dhoni.
De Villiers picked Graeme Smith and Matthew Hayden to open the batting, with Ricky Ponting to observe. He named Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson within the middle-order. The 41-year-old picked Dhoni at No. 7 for the wicketkeeper’s function. Mitchell Johnson and Mohammad Asif had been picked as pacers, whereas the legendary duo of Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan had been chosen as spinners.
Notably, de Villiers determined to not decide any all-rounder in his facet, with solely 4 frontline bowling choices. The likes of Williamson, Kohli, and Smith must roll their arm over had this staff performed a recreation of cricket. The long-lasting Glenn McGrath was named because the twelfth man.
Apparently, de Villiers snubbed many legendary Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid, and Jasprit Bumrah from the lineup. Nobody from England and the West Indies made the lower.
AB de Villiers’ World XI: Graeme Smith, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, MS Dhoni, Mitchell Johnson, Mohammad Asif, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne.
The Pretoria-born was dismissed cheaply in South Africa’s first recreation of WCL 2025 towards the West Indies. Nonetheless, he roared again into type in South Africa’s conflict towards India Champions on Tuesday, July 22, on the County Floor in Northampton, as he scored an unbeaten 63 off 30 balls, organising an 88-run win (through DLS technique) for his staff.