5 Instances when explosive batsmen played cautious knocks
On some days, the batters tried to play out of their character.
5. AB de Villiers- 69 off 112 against Bangladesh, 2008
AB de Villiers has an ODI strike-rate of 101.09, depicting his potential to smack the leather. But even the former South African batsman had to grind hard at times. Back in 2008, Bangladesh made it mightily tough for him to score freely. The Proteas were chasing 174 and they took 48.1 overs to achieve the same.
ABD came to bat after Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs were dismissed early. The Pretoria-born also saw Hashim Amla perish with the visitors score at 60 for three in Dhaka. However, De Villiers curbed his natural instincts and stitched together a 119-run stand with JP Duminy.
After getting his fifty off 87 balls, ABD made sure that he saw his team over the line. He eventually went on to score 69 off 112 with two fours, one six and plenty of singles and couples.
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