Who will be the vanquisher?
AB de Villiers
A batsman of breathtaking chutzpah and enterprise, as well as the skills and the temperament required to back up his creative intent. A fielder able to leap tall buildings and still come up with the catch. A wicketkeeper who is perfectly at ease donning pads and gloves. A fine rugby player, golfer, and tennis player. All AB de Villiers needs to show off his abundant gifts is a ball. Just about any ball.
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Fielding position: Wicketkeeper
Current ODI Ranking: 1
Highest Ranking: 1 - (30/05/2010)
Highest score: 278* (Tests) 162* (ODIs) 79* (T20Is)
Best bowling: 2/49 (Tests) 2/28 (ODIs)
Last three performances: 77 runs – 1/43, 24 runs – 1/7, 162* runs
Khurram Khan
In November 2014, aged 43 years and 162 days, Khurram Khan became the oldest player to score an ODI hundred, his unbeaten 132 helping his team to a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Dubai and pushing him ahead of Sanath Jayasuriya on the senior centurions list. That knock also helped to push his ODI batting average, somewhat flatteringly, above 50 - although his healthy List A record suggests a batsman of significant class.
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Slow left-arm orthodox
Current ODI Ranking: N/A
Highest Ranking: N/A
Highest score: 132* (ODIs) 31 (T20Is)
Best bowling: 4/32 (ODIs) 1/8 (T20Is)
Last three performances: 43 runs – 0/21, 14 runs, 36 runs
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