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AB de Villiers - The Autobiography Hardcover – 8 Sept. 2016

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'AB has become the most valuable cricketer on the planet' Adam Gilchrist

AB de Villiers is one of the finest batsmen ever to play cricket, and yet his achievement extends beyond his outrageous armoury of drives, pulls, paddles, scoops and flicks.

Whether he is delighting home crowds at the Wanderers or Newlands or setting new records in Bengaluru or Sydney, he plays the game in a whole-hearted manner that projects a positive image of his country around the world, and also makes millions of South Africans feel good about themselves.

This is AB's story, in his own words. The story of the youngest of three talented, sports-mad brothers growing up in Warmbaths, of a boy who excelled at tennis, rugby and cricket, of a youngster who made his international debut at the age of twenty and was then selected in every single test played by South Africa for the next eleven seasons, of a batsman who has started to redefine the art, being ranked among the world's very best in test, ODI and T20.

Through all the pyrotechnics and consistency, AB has remained a true sportsman - quick to deflect praise, swift to praise opponents, eager to work hard, to embrace the team's next challenge and to relish what he still regards as the huge privilege of representing his country.

This is the story of a modern sporting phenomenon.

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  1. Print length
    360 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Macmillan
  4. Publication date
    8 Sept. 2016
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    15.3 x 2.9 x 23.4 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1509822577
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1509822577
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AB de Villiers is a cricket batsman, and was born in 1984 in Warmbad, South Africa. The statistics tell barely half the story but, so far, AB de Villiers has scored more than 8,000 runs in Test cricket, more than 8,000 runs in one-day internationals and more than 24,000 runs in his professional career. Admired as a true entertainer wherever the game is played, he is distinguished not only by his brilliant strokeplay in all formats of the game, but also by his humble and determined captaincy of the South African national team in Tests and one-day internationals. His autobiography AB de Villiers was published in 2017.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan; Main Market edition (8 Sept. 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509822577
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509822577
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.3 x 2.9 x 23.4 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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"Great book and some amazing life lessons too as a young man with a positive attitude becomes a professional at his work...AB you beauty" Read more

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Mr. Roger Skyrme
5.0 out of 5 stars AB - THE REAL DEAL
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2016
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A REALLY GOOD READ. NOT JUST ABOUT CRICKET, BUT HOW HE APPROACHES LIFE AND CRICKET IN GENERAL. AND WHAT MOTIVATES HIM TO BECOME ONE OF THE MODERN GREATS IN WORLD CRICKET. i CAN APPRECIATE WHY SO MANY CRICKETERS LOOK UP TO HIM AS THE REAL DEAL.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Any young man can learn how to play and behave ...
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Any young man can learn how to play and behave on and off the field of play by reading and observing and learning from ab and glen McGrath.
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Teetoo
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2016
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A wonderful insight into the mind of one of the greatest modern cricketers. How despite his selflessness he still boasts one of the best batting records in this age.
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5.0 out of 5 stars AB YOU BISCUIT
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2018
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Great book and some amazing life lessons too as a young man with a positive attitude becomes a professional at his work...AB you beauty
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Matt Haynes
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2017
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Definitely worth a read. Interesting to hear how he goes about his cricket. Arguably one of the most destructive batsmen out there today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed thoroughly.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2017
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This was a gift for an avid cricket fan. Enjoyed thoroughly.
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Tony A
1.0 out of 5 stars Great cricketer...
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...who deserves a better autobiography. I didn't find it a particularly interesting read.
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A Garthwaite
2.0 out of 5 stars Boring
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2018
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I found this really boring. Far too many detailed statistics about de Villiers's different performances rather than some interesting insider stories. perhaps like so many premature autobiographies, it suffers from being written when his career is still active.
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manpreet
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes for a really good read.
Reviewed in India on 24 April 2024
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This book was extremely interesting. I absolutely loved it. It is a very good read.
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Raj Phuyal
5.0 out of 5 stars Real stories but not the best writing.
Reviewed in the United States on 5 December 2019
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Really good book based in real stories but still lacks that higher quality writing.
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Sheila Gibson
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful book. It is so well written and AB ...
Reviewed in the United States on 7 November 2016
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This is a wonderful book. It is so well written and AB has taken us on the adventure that is his life!
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Ranga
4.0 out of 5 stars Yet another rocking performance from ABD “The Author”
Reviewed in India on 5 August 2018
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This Autobiography of ABD or Abbas stands out yet again as outlier due to the following factors: 1) Its authenticity 2) Style of Narration & 3) Depth of its offerings. This book is an out & out bonanza for any cricket fan. This is AB’s story is his own words & you will definitely enjoy as much as his whirlwind knocks & swashbuckling centuries. ABD & Pan Macmillan have got it bangon & hit the bulls eye.
AB De Villiers aka ABD is a batsman extremely gifted & according to me an outlier in its truest sense. Be it the wide array of shots, he has in his arsenal & his impeccable technique & big hitting ABD has carved himself a special place in our hearts. On a similar ABD scores yet again on a different field this time as an Author. This Autobiography of ABD or Abbas stands out yet again as outlier due to the following factors: 1) Its authenticity 2) Style of Narration & 3) Depth of its offerings. This book is an out & out bonanza for any cricket fan. As one among the ubiquitous cricket fan in India Where “Cricket is a religion” I was thoroughly impressed. As a spectator be it victory or defeat we get to see only the limited part: be it the action on the battlefield, the post match ceremony, victory celebrations or defeat mournings etc but Cricket at an International level is much more than that and having read this book it becomes clear that we have got to see only the tip of the iceberg. Both before & after the match there are lots of things happening around, Pre-match preparations, Post-match conferences,Pep talks, dressing room atmosphere(especially in tense worldcup situations) this book gives us a sneak-peek into all of those. Having been given the “C******” tag its never easy for SA team because they are a promising team who are always devoid of luck in crunch situations & end up getting knocked out. I was able to relate to that very well since I have personally seen lots of such situations in my life. In fact the pain of the whole team is brought out by ABD in this book. The Narration gives is more of a dissection of ABD’s life at a granular level. The chronological portrayal of events makes it very clear. The ambiguous questions regarding ABD the Superstar who has excelled in more than one team sport at national level is also answered. His respect for stalwarts such as Jacques Kallis, Graeme smith is sky high & apart from that the respect that he way for his fellow players & game as such is also very well brought out. There are lot of takeaways for us in this book. This is in the form of lots of pep talks, activities that ABD has used to encourage his team & the pick of lot for me is the proteafire song & green book activity. The photographs given are also such a treat. It also brings out how much ABD values his family & work-life balance aspects as well. Last but not least the surprise element in this book was how ABD talk about work getting monotonous. As a Cricket fan one would never think “Playing cricket” might get monotonous & ironically it does get monotonous (+ the overseas trips & flight journeys). The strategies that he has given to overcome that applies universally to all professions as well. Well as they say “The Grass always appears to be greener on the other side” 😛. This is AB’s story is his own words & you will definitely enjoy as much as his whirlwind knocks & swashbuckling centuries. ABD & Pan Macmillan have got it backon & hit the bulls eye.
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