Abraham Benjamin de Villiers is a name that not only echoes in the ears of his supporters and colleagues but also terrifies opposing bowlers. The cricketer for whom five fielders beyond the 30-yard circle look insufficient. With the exception of AB de Villiers, modern-era cricket has never produced a genius who can play spectacular strokes all over the field with an infinite variety of shots.

“Mr 360,” the cricketer who is just good enough to torture the opponents with a few deliveries. When a cricket expert says, “I want a DNA test for AB de Villiers, this game is only for humans,” he is referring to a player who just plays his natural game but it becomes nothing short of a disaster for the opponent.

AB de Villiers has been incredible for himself, his supporters, and any squad he has been a part of. Words cannot convey how “MR 360” used to bat, how fans felt when he walked out in the middle, and, more significantly, how the bowler and opposing team felt when he began his innings.

When someone with the skillset like Jasprit Bumarh gets hammered for massive sixes, you know the batter is not a human. It’s absurd to claim that de Villiers didn’t have human DNA. He most certainly does, but with extraterrestrial sparks or abilities added to it.

On November 19th, the South African cricket icon announced his retirement from all formats of the game. In his retirement announcement, he said that “at the age of 37, that spark no longer burns so brightly.”

It’s difficult to say goodbye after seeing him play cricket for so long, particularly when there is no farewell for him. The one thing that hurts the most is that our favourite legends are leaving the game without even a proper send-off.

As previously said, AB de Villiers was a monster whom the bowlers dreaded the most. The intimidating cricketer held various records that are unlikely to be beaten anytime soon until there is a second de Villiers or de Villiers himself in the centre of the field. This article will walk you through AB de Villiers’ top three unbreakable records.

Three AB de Villiers records that are unlikely to be broken anytime soon:

Fastest fifty, century and 150 in one-day international cricket–

In One Day International cricket, AB de Villiers holds the marks for the quickest fifty, century, and 150. For someone who wants to shatter it, every single star in the sky must be perfectly aligned in your favour.

Some may surpass de Villiers as the fastest 50, shatter his fastest 100 records, or perhaps achieve the fastest 150 runs accomplishment in ODI cricket, but doing so all at the same time is quite doubtful.

The South African batsman scored 50 runs in 16 deliveries, a century in 31 balls, and 150 runs in 64 balls. It is crucial to note that all three records were established in the same calendar year, making it impossible for the person attempting to break them to do so.

Most centuries are completed in fewer than 75 balls-

It’s not simple to get runs in cricket, particularly when you’re up against the big speedsters and tweakers. It becomes more difficult to score run a ball and much more difficult to get beyond run a ball.

Keeping your strike rate and dot balls under control is not easy, but AB de Villiers has done it. In his career, he has won not once, not twice, but nine times. Though a few other cricketers have hit the century in fewer than 75 balls, no one has more than de Villiers.

In less than 75 deliveries, AB has as much as nine tonnes to his credit. Jos Buttler is second on the list, with seven under 75.

5000 One-Day International runs at the highest strike rate and average-

There are several names on the list of batsmen who have scored 5,000 runs in one-day international cricket. If we make the criterion a bit stricter, scoring over 5,000 runs with an average of 50+, the list decreases and the list of players is limited to one name when it comes to scoring 5000 runs in ODI with an average of over 50 and a strike rate of more than 100.

This achievement has been accomplished by AB de Villiers. People have attempted but failed to match AB’s flamboyance.

There are several people that have this same record but strike slightly under 100. There are a few players with 5,000 ODI runs who have a strike rate of over 100 and even more than 100, yet their average falls below 50.