AB de Villiers is considered to be one of the greatest batsman of the new millennium. He is the scorer of the fastest century in ODIs and has scored close to 20000 runs in international cricket. He is one of the rare players who has succeeded equally in all formats of the game.

Apart from possessing extraordinary skills on the park, Ab de Villiers has also been regarded as a true sportsman and a gentleman. While he’s been ruthless with the bat in his hand, he hardly lost his cool and usually was always calm and collected even in the face of adversity.

Controversies on and off the pitch are common in all sports especially cricket. And even with his demeanor, de Villiers hasn’t been able to steer clear of such controversies. Some of them emerged due to de Villiers background of being a white South African while some were purely due to Villiers getting caught in the eye of the social media storm.

Here we have a look at 5 major controversies in Ab de Villiers’ illustrious career: –

Khaya Zondo testified during the Social Justice and Nation Building hearings and mentioned how AB de Villiers blocked him from playing an ODI against India in 2015. According to Zondo, de Villiers, South Africa’s captain at that time, preferred Dean Elgar in the playing XI despite him not being the original squad. Zondo further stated that de Villiers was his childhood hero, and he lost all for him after this incident..