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AB de Villiers- Former Cricketer

A South African cricketer born on February 17^th, 1984.
He was a Right-handed batsman.
Remarkably, he played for ten different Domestic teams; Northerns, Titans, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Brisbane Heat just to name a few.
Incredibly he made 22 100s and 46 50s, in 114 Test matches, which is pretty impressive.
He retired from international cricket in 2018.
“It’s never easy to lose. But life is not all sunshine and roses.”- AB de Villiers

Born on the 18^th of July, 1918.
He spent 27 years behind bars as a political prisoner.
He was an anti-Apartheid activist.
On February the 11^th, 1990, the South African government released him from prison.
He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993.
He was President of South Africa for just over 5 years and was instrumental in South Africa winning the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup.
He died on the 5^th of December, 2013, aged 95, but his legacy will live on forever.