‘Age Is Simply A Quantity’ – AB de Villiers Rolls Again the Years With 39-Ball Ton

AB de Villiers continues to be an unstoppable pressure for South Africa Champions within the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025. On Sunday, ABD registered consecutive tons of as he made a 46-ball 123 towards Australia Champions at Headingley, Leeds. SA put up 241, with the second-top scorer JJ Smuts including a 53-ball 85. 4 different batters contributed with one run apiece. On the time of penning this report, Australia Champions want 176 runs in 70 balls as they stand at 66/6 after 8.2 overs.

ABD’s knock was laced with 15 fours and eight sixes.

Did AB de Villiers Retire Too Quickly?

Earlier, de Villiers made unbeaten scores of 61 (off 30 balls) towards India Champions and 116 (off 51 balls) towards England Champions. SA received their latest sport, towards England, by a mammoth 10 wickets, using on ABD’s century.

The way in which the Proteas proceed to smack the ball throughout the park makes it unbelievable and commendable for the 41-year-old. His pictures are nothing in need of extraordinary, and he nonetheless guidelines the bowling assault from the most effective of the nations.

Earlier than enjoying his final T20I in 2017, he had amassed 1,672 runs in 78 matches at a SR of 135.16. He had a good run in ODIs and Checks too, making 9,577 and eight,765 runs, respectively. Total, in worldwide cricket, ABD had struck 47 tons and 99 half-centuries.

Popularly generally known as ‘biscuit’ by his Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammate Virat Kohli, de Villiers represented the franchise for 11 editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The duo loved batting collectively within the Indian T20 league. ABD was additionally current on the Narendra Modi Stadium when RCB lifted the IPL 2025 trophy just lately.

For RCB, the South African garnered 4,491 runs, together with two centuries and a prime rating of 133 not out.

ABD has really rolled again time. His heroics in England have reminded followers of his worldwide kind. And followers may solely want if he returned from his retirement to play T20 cricket.

Take a look at among the reactions by followers on X (previously Twitter).