AB de Villiers' 'Pink Revolution'

This is how South Africa skipper AB de Villiers went at Johannesburg against West Indies on January 18 in his 31-ball century - the fastest in ODIs - before ending with a 44-ball 149 (9x4s, 16x6s). There were two leg byes in those 44 balls he faced. (Reuters Photo)

Updated on: Feb 5, 2015 10:53 PM IST

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This is how South Africa skipper AB de Villiers went at Johannesburg against West Indies on January 18 in his 31-ball century - the fastest in ODIs - before ending with a 44-ball 149 (9x4s, 16x6s). There were two leg byes in those 44 balls he faced. (Reuters Photo)

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"I have been saying for the last 30 years that Viv Richards has to be the best batsman of all time, even better than Sir Don Bradman in my book, but I am going to have to reassess because this guy (AB de Villiers) is something extraordinary," was what former England paceman Bob Willis had to say after De Villiers knock. (AFP Photo)

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The West Indian team, the Wanderers crowd and those watching on TV could only gasp in awe as AB de Villiers went berserk, overshadowing an unbeaten, bat-carrying 153 from Hamish Amla and a maiden hundred by another teammate Rilee Rossouw. (AFP Photo)

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Described by retired Australian stumper Adam Gilchrist as the most valuable cricketer on the planet, AB de Villiers slammed nine fours and 16 sixes - 132 runs in boundaries - to better the 36-ball ton by New Zealander Corey Anderson against West Indies in 2014. (Reuters Photo)

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At the post-match presentation, AB de Villiers revealed he had not wanted to bat at number three. "(Coach) Russell Domingo made a good call to ask me to go in, I wanted to send in David (Miller) to take the left-arm spinner on." (Reuters Photo)

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"Nice to break records but I really hate dot balls and, even now, those really stand out for me in the innings," AB de Villiers said in the post-match presentation. He had four of them in his innings on January 18. (AFP Photo)