It was a known fact that AB de Villiers can do what no other cricketer can and the South African is content on making even his biggest critic approve that fact.
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The elegant right-hander got another batting record to his name as he became the fastest man to reach 8,000 runs in ODIs.
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SA’s captain needed only 182 innings to cross the landmark. He broke Sourav Ganguly’s record, who took 200 innings to score the same number of runs.
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