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Article: Hard-working De Villiers has Midas touch.(Sports)
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- The Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- April 28, 2009
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BYLINE: ZAAHIER ADAMS
AB de Villiers scored just 100 runs in six IPL innings last year. In one whirlwind, 54-ball knock last week in Durban, the Delhi Daredevils star more than doubled his overall tally with a breathtaking 105 not out.
In the process, De Villiers became the first South African to score a century in the IPL, the first to score a century in the IPL's second season, and also just the seventh batsmen in IPL history to reach the three-figure mark.
With the IPL attracting billions of tele- vision viewers worldwide, De Villiers placed down another peg in his bid to convince the world he is well on his way to becoming the "best batsmen ...