AB de Villiers rates Perth 2008 and Adelaide 2012 as favourite Test cricket memories

Over years, AB de Villiers has been a legendary player for South Africa since making his debut in 2004. De Villiers retired from international cricket in 2018 and began to focus solely on his iconic T20 career that spans across globe. While multiple reports have emerged recently about de Villiers' return to T20Is, thing has been confirmed yet.

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In a video published by Cricket Australia, AB de Villiers started looking back at South Africa's Test match prowess over last two decades and reflected on his time with team. De Villiers reflected on 2008/09 Perth Test match where him and Jean-Paul Duminy led South Africa to a famous win over Aussies. Chasing Australia's 414, ABD scored an unbeaten 106 while Duminy scored an unbeaten 50 to get South Africa over line on fifth day.

Ar favourite that De Villiers looked back on was Adelaide Test in 2012/13. After a double-hundred by skipper Michael Clarke and hundreds by David Warner and Michael Hussey in first innings, Australia were in driver's seat during this Test when South Africa struck back in second Australian innings and mand to draw match by batting fifth day out. De Villiers reflected on how he enjoyed seeing Faf du Plessis work hard at middle as he scored an unbeaten century to secure a famous draw. Australia needed two wickets in final Peter Siddle over of Day 5 to win match. South Africa batted innings out.

BBL: AB de Villiers plays for Brisbane Heat in Big Bash 2019-20

De Villiers is currently in Australia as he is playing his first-ever Big Bash League (BBL) for Brisbane Heat. De Villiers made an impressive Big Bash debut when he smashed 40 runs in a low-scoring encounter between Heat and Adelaide Strikers. He even took a stunning catch in first innings of match. A lot of speculation revolving around AB de Villiers' return to international cricket for South Africa has been doing  rounds. Even South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has commented that he would love to have ABD back in Proteas squad for upcoming T20 World Cup.

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