AB de Villiers
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AB de Villiers had the freakish ability to do anything he wanted to on the cricket field. He could pluck catches out of thin air, keep wickets, score a century off 30-odd balls one day and 33 off 220 the other, and within a week of the latter, could lead his team to victory with 169 off 184 balls (as he did against Australia). With over 20,000 international runs to his name, de Villiers earned the sobriquet of 'Mr 360 Degrees' for his ability to manoeuvre inexplicable angles and hit anywhere on the field.