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South Africa

AB de Villiers to have surgery, ruled out of Australia tour

Sep 27, 2016: AB de Villiers has been ruled out of the home ODI and away Test series against Australia with an elbow injury

Ireland in South Africa 2016

De Villiers' injury trouble not over

Sep 22, 2016: South Africa's ODI captain AB de Villiers will sit out the one-off match against Ireland on September 25 as he completes his recovery from an elbow injury

AB: The Autobiography

The adventures of AB

Sep 1, 2016: AB de Villiers' autobiography delves into his pursuit of excellence, and the highs and lows of being an on-demand international cricketer

South Africa news

De Villiers opens up on World Cup heartbreak in autobiography

Aug 31, 2016: In his book, AB: The Autobiography, which launched in Johannesburg today, AB de Villers describes the 2015 World Cup semi-final defeat as the "greatest disappointment" of his cricket career

New Zealand in South Africa 2016

'Fooled myself that I could keep going through injury' - de Villiers

Aug 16, 2016: AB de Villiers has admitted injuries have snuck up on him "like a thief in the night" but he remains committed to playing international cricket for South Africa

CPL 2016

De Villiers, Parnell and Steyn set to depart from CPL

Jul 19, 2016: A CPL media release confirmed that Tridents' AB de Villiers and Wayne Parnell will be replaced by Ahmed Shehzad and Marchant de Lange respectively, while Tallawahs' Dale Steyn will be replaced by Dane Paterson

West Indies v South Africa, ODi tri-series, Bridgetown

Blame the players, not the coach - de Villiers

Jun 25, 2016: South Africa captain AB de Villiers has mounted a strong defence of coach Russell Domingo in the aftermath of the team's exit from the Caribbean triangular series

Australia v South Africa, ODI tri-series, Barbados

'We enjoy pressure situations' - de Villiers

Jun 20, 2016: South Africa captain AB de Villiers is pleased with the way his side has responded to pressure in the ongoing triangular ODI series in the Caribbean

Australia v South Africa, ODI tri-series, Barbados

Rain washes out De Villiers' 200th ODI for South Africa

Jun 19, 2016: AB De Villiers' 200th ODI for South Africa ended much the same way his 100th Test did; with rain forcing an abandonment, after just one over, at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday

South Africa v West Indies, ODI tri-series, Basseterre

West Indies have become a really good ODI unit - de Villiers

Jun 15, 2016: South Africa captain AB de Villiers is looking for a more dynamic performance from his team as they come up against what he believes is a more consistent West Indies team

What makes Kohli, Warner and AB special

Jun 8, 2016: The three most prolific batsmen of this IPL are extraordinary in distinct ways

West Indies v South Africa, ODI tri-series, Providence

De Villiers blames end-overs batting for defeat

Jun 4, 2016: AB de Villiers identified the last 10 to 12 overs of South Africa's innings as the period of play that cost his side the match in their tri-series opener against hosts West Indies in Guyana

IPL 2016

A record-breaking year, but no title for RCB

May 30, 2016: Led by the batting feats of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, Royal Challengers Bangalore overcame a poor start to the season and went all the way to the final, only for their bowling weaknesses to resurface

Welcome to the era of the total batsman

May 30, 2016: T20 has produced a breed of player who with his imagination, athleticism and technical mastery proves that scoring prodigiously and fast does not have to involve massive risk-taking

Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Qualifier 1, Bangalore

De Villiers best current batsman - Kohli

May 25, 2016: Virat Kohli has acknowledged AB de Villiers as the best current batsman, and lauded his composure under pressure after the South African's 47-ball 79 helped Royal Challengers Bangalore qualify for their first IPL final since 2011

Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Qualifier 1, Bangalore

Royal Challengers in final after de Villiers' rescue act

May 24, 2016: An unbeaten half-century from AB de Villiers steered Royal Challengers Bangalore into the IPL final after a top-order collapse against Gujarat Lions

Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Qualifier 1, Bangalore

How can Lions stop Kohli and de Villiers?

May 23, 2016: Having conceded 248 the last time they played Royal Challengers Bangalore in their backyard, Gujarat Lions will need a new bowling plan to counter their two best batsmen

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Gujarat Lions, IPL 2016, Bangalore

The de Villiers-Kohli mutual admiration society

May 14, 2016: ESPNcricinfo picks the highlights of the record 229-run partnership between AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Gujarat Lions, IPL 2016, Bangalore

Kohli, de Villiers shatter records in rare feat

May 14, 2016: Stats highlights from Royal Challengers Bangalore's thumping victory over Gujarat Lions in Bangalore

Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Mohali

De Villiers, Watson seal Royal Challengers' one-run win

May 9, 2016: AB de Villiers struck 64 and Shane Watson picked up figures of 2 for 22 to help Royal Challengers Bangalore pull off a one-run win against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali