AB de Villiers
Awards & Honours
3
Awards Won
2
Honours
1
Rankings
5
Records
De Villiers' trophy cabinet reflects a career of extraordinary individual brilliance. He is a three-time ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, a feat matched by few in the modern game. His selection as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Decade in 2019 places him among the very best of the 2010s, and his 2024 induction into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame cements his status as an all-time great. These honours recognise not just his run-scoring, but the sheer inventiveness he brought to batting.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Inducted for his outstanding contributions to international cricket.
Wisden Cricketer of the Decade
Named one of the five best cricketers of the 2010s decade.
Rankings & Lists
IPL Greats
Records & Feats
Fastest ODI fifty, century, and 150 in international cricket
Holds the world records for the fastest fifty (16 balls), century (31 balls), and 150 (64 balls) in ODIs.
Fastest Test century by a South African
Scored a century off 79 balls against West Indies in 2015, the fastest by a South African in Tests.
Fastest T20I fifty by a South African
Reached fifty off 21 balls against England in 2014, the fastest by a South African in T20Is.
Fastest to 8,000, 9,000, and 10,000 ODI runs
Reached these milestones in fewer innings than any other batsman in ODI history.
Most catches by a South African in Test cricket
Holds the record for the most catches by a South African fielder in Test matches.