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born 1984 South Africa
Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a South African former professional cricketer, widely recognized as one of the greatest batters of all time. While primarily a batter, he also played as a wicket-keeper.
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I was getting out lbw a lot. I think people still try it these days, but I think I am a lot better now.
But if you want something in life and you go after it, you tend to get closer to it than you think you can
I always wanted to either look to score a boundary or come down really hard at the ball
I feel there is room for players to be more honest about it, having systems in place to make sure they keep fresh and mentally healthy.
Getting to know my own game has been the biggest thing. Some guys take longer to know their own game. Some guys pick it up very quickly.
Just hard work, I think. Lots of hours of practice. Hunger.
Still, having the ability, the talent, to clear the boundary when I needed to, playing with a very competitive edge, loved winning from a very young age.
It's just a feeling of understanding the flow of the game, of understanding what's required, and then feeling comfortable within my game plans to achieve that.
Significantly, in the team, Kallis, because our techniques are similar. He helped me a little bit sometimes.
Any situation of the game. I just look at the scoreboard and I try to figure out what's required for the team.
My motto would be, if I bat through I would come close anyway. I know how to score my runs without taking too many risks.
I was certainly not mentally ill at the time, but I can relate to the fact that pressure can really drive you down, and make you so tired.
Similar to what we did against India at the Wanderers.
I felt it was difficult to keep me from scoring, but it was easy to get me out because eventually I would make a mistake because of my attacking nature.
Knowing that we just needed to bat time, it showed we kept scoring without really trying too much
I clear my mind, and see the ball out of the bowler’s hand - that’s all I think about in all three of the formats
Do they need me to stay around? Do they need me to bat for 10 overs, 20 overs? Must I be attacking from the word go?
Two thousand and eight. That's when I started to develop my defensive game. It became a lot more difficult to get me out.
I play for the team. I can leave the answer right there. If I get 30 off 200, [it is] because that's what's required for the team.
What I discovered about my batting in 2008 was monumental and integral to my batting career.
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