Archive · 4 Sep 2025
AB de Villiers' Controversial ODI Batters Ranking
Former cricketer AB de Villiers ranked the top 10 ODI batters after the year 2000.
He put Virat Kohli at the top of the list and himself at number two.
The rankings caused some controversy, as he placed Sachin Tendulkar in the fourth position.
De Villiers considered performances after the year 2000 for his ranking.
The rankings included players from various countries.
De Villiers acknowledged the potential for negative reactions due to his choices.
This ranking was done on a podcast with Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali.
AB de Villiers ranked the top 10 ODI batters post-2000.
Virat Kohli was ranked at the top of the list.
De Villiers ranked himself second.
Sachin Tendulkar was ranked fourth.
The rankings were made on the 'Beard Before Wicket' podcast.
- Who
- AB de Villiers
- What
- Blind-ranked the top 10 ODI batters post-2000
- When
- Recently
- Where
- On the 'Beard Before Wicket' podcast
- Why
- As a challenge
- Ranker
- AB de Villiers
- Format
- ODI (Post-2000)
- Top Ranked
- Virat Kohli
- AB de Villiers' Rank
- 2
- Sachin Tendulkar's Rank
- 4