- De Villiers holds many batting records, including the world's fastest One Day International (ODI) 50, 100 and 150, the fastest Test century by a South African and the fastest Twenty20 International (T20I) 50 by a South African.
- He won 3 ICC ODI Player Of The Year Awards (2010, 2014, 2015).
- He made his international debut in a Test match against England in 2004 and first played an ODI in early 2005. His debut in Twenty20 International cricket came in 2006.
- De Villiers proposed to his girlfriend, Danielle Swart, at the Taj Mahal in 2012, after 5 years of dating. The couple got married in March 2013, in Bela-Bela, South Africa. They have two sons: Abraham Benjamin (born 2015) and John Richard (born 2017).
- AB de Villiers is a former South African cricketer who played for the South African national team.
- He is the only batsman in ODI cricket to have completed a trio of 5000+ runs, 50+ average and 100+ strike rate in his career.
- De Villiers made test international debut in a Test match against England in 2004's Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (2004).
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