Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers, IPL 2013, Pune

De Villiers refines T20 hitting

May 2, 2013: AB de Villiers' latest Twenty20 onslaught shows he's currently the most nerveless all-round hitter of a cricket ball around

Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers, IPL 2013, Pune

De Villiers' blitz breaks RCB's away jinx

May 2, 2013: Royal Challengers Bangalore finally got their first away win of the season, beating bottom-placed Pune Warriors by 17 runs

Bangalore v Delhi, IPL, Bangalore

'Collapse tells bad story of RCB batting' - de Villiers

Apr 17, 2013: Royal Challengers Bangalore hung on for a win against Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday night, in a match they should have cruised to victory in

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2013, Bangalore

RCB choke, then win in Super Over

Apr 16, 2013: It was a match neither team seemed to want to win, and was low on quality but Royal Challengers Bangalore finally prevailed

ICC news

De Villiers joins Amla at the top of ODI rankings

Mar 25, 2013: AB de Villiers has joined Hashim Amla at the top of the ICC ODI rankings following an excellent series with the bat against Pakistan, which South Africa won 3-2

South Africa v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Benoni

Series win hides a work in progress

Mar 24, 2013: South Africa may have won the ODI series against Pakistan, but they still need to plug weaknesses in their line-up

South Africa v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Benoni

De Villiers special takes South Africa to series win

Mar 24, 2013: AB de Villiers racked up his third half-century in the series, in which he also scored a hundred, to guide South Africa to victory in their chase in Benoni with six overs to spare, sealing a 3-2 win for the hosts

South Africa v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Benoni

A test for de Villiers and an inconsistent South Africa

Mar 23, 2013: AB de Villiers' captaincy will be under scrutiny in the decider, as will South Africa's ability to improve on a hit-and-miss performance in this ODI series so far

South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Durban

Batting fightbacks on 'slow pitch' please Misbah, de Villiers

Mar 22, 2013: South Africa's AB de Villiers said the conditions at Kingsmead weren't that "difficult" to deal with, but losing set batsmen at the wrong time cost the team some runs

South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Durban

South African concerns over Kingsmead again

Mar 20, 2013: Ahead of the crucial fourth ODI, South Africa's management appears a little worried about the 'subcontinental' wicket in Durban, but AB de Villiers has said he was not the "kind of guy who worries about stuff like that"

Are South Africa a durable No. 1?

Mar 19, 2013: Their predecessors in the position had short reigns but Graeme Smith's team might just be the real deal

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

SA stay cool to take series lead

Mar 17, 2013: AB de Villiers insisted his side kept their cool in the face of a Shahid Afridi onslaught to close out the win to take them 2-1 up in the series

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

Amla, de Villiers set up South Africa victory

Mar 17, 2013: South Africa were pretty and effective in pink as they took the series lead in a thriller at the Wanderers

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Centurion

First ten overs decided the match - Misbah

Mar 16, 2013: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said his team had effectively won the second ODI in Centurion in the first ten overs of the South Africa innings, when the hosts had lost four wickets

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Centurion

South Africa's search for consistency

Mar 14, 2013: Due to the focus of Test cricket, South Africa's one-day side has been allowed to drift a bit, but AB de Villiers wants to change that

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Bloemfontein

Misbah ponders all-round failure

Mar 10, 2013: While Pakistan had a game to forget in every department, South Africa's one-day squad made a promising start to their preparations for the Champions Trophy

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Bloemfontein

De Villiers resumes juggling act

Mar 9, 2013: An introspective and honest captain, AB de Villiers is still learning the job and has admitted to having "room for improvement" as a leader ahead of the first ODI against Pakistan

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd T20I, Centurion

We were outplayed in the field - du Plessis

Mar 3, 2013: Before the Powerplay had ended, South Africa knew they had lost the match. Focusing on that would not give proper attention to where they were actually defeated and du Plessis believed that was on the field

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st Twenty20, Durban

De Villiers' T20 juggling act continues

Feb 28, 2013: After taking a break from Twenty20s and then giving up captaincy in the format, AB de Villiers returns as wicket-keeper and opening batsman. Clarity is yet to emerge over his long-term role

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Centurion, 1st day

AB de Villiers and Amla drive South Africa

Feb 22, 2013: Pakistan's raw attack dealt with the loss of Umar Gul and Junaid Khan well till tea, before fading in the final session