Talk:AB de Villiers

message: A B deviliers batting strike mention please. It is important too.especially for ODI.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.87.55.92 (talk) 07:44, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

message: Are his achievements at the SA national junior level listed under section Education all verified. Where are the citations for them. On the other hand some other sources seem to suggest that the achievements were at school level, like this one:
https://in.news.yahoo.com/ab-villiers-insight-why-true-075259598.html
Some excerpts from this article:
"Other than that, he created swimming records in school and pursued badminton and played at the U-19 level also"
" it took him very less time and some good luck to feature in the top rugby team of his school, the 1st XV of the Affies. He performed extraordinarily well and was selected for the Blue Balls U-18 side."
"He once had a flair for hockey, and made it to the U-16 side of the school that did really well during the time he was a member"
Had he been the national U-19 champion in badminton or the 100m record holder in SA junior level as claimed, it should have been in online news articles, right? I didn't find anything on scouring the internet other than articles based on the content from this section. 
I have a feeling that the achievements are exaggerated. He sure seems like an outstanding all-round sportsperson. But is it true that he made so many achievements at the junior national level? 
Aneeshv79 (talk) 06:17, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Education section - junior achievements 

message: where is the evidence AB suffered as a result of the quota system?
:"Selection based on talent and merit often have to take a backseat to skin colour, and AB has "suffered" this on a few occasions." That sounds like WP:POV to me... QazPlm 12:56, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: quota system?

message: This article is part of the NPOV backlog. Some loaded text/sentences is removed. Since the NPOV tag has been placed without any discussion here, and there seems to be no discussion suggesting disagreement, the tag is removed. If you disagree with this, please re-tag the article with  and post to Talk. -- Steve Hart 19:22, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The information about de Villiers suffering as a result of the "enforced quota system" still seems like opinion to me. There could be a multitude of reasons why de Villiers doesn't have a regular place in the South African cricket team. Does anyone have any verifiable proof of this claim? QazPlm 11:28, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I would agree. In any case, I think he got into the side because Tsolekile (a black wicket-keeper) replaced Boucher thus 'freeing up' a space for AB and in any case, the quota system now appears to be a thing of the past in the national team at least. My recollection of the events above may be wrong, but if anything, the quota system helped him more than hindered him as I'm not sure he's ever been dropped since. Also, he is a regular member of the South African side, and has been for at least two years now so it's incorrect to state he doesn't have a regular place in the South African cricket team. JP (talk) 07:34, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV cleanup 

message: I have just refurbished the statistics. Please crosscheck, any suggestions? extra999 (talk) 04:36, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stats 

message: I think his achievements listed in the Education section of the article might be highly exaggerated. It could've been due to a viral internet message that happened after the IPL Match 24, on May 4, 2014. This viral message could've originated as a result of his heroics in that match. When someone receives this message about his education, first thing they do is check Wikipedia to make sure its true and if Wikipedia also lists it without citing sources, then people will spread it. So, please remove the content or cite sources.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.208.186.123 (talk) 19:13, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Soni (talk) (Previously TheOriginalSoni) 16:15, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exaggerated Achievements  

message: True or false: This guy is a grandson (or maybe great-grandson) of LC de Villiers? Who seems to have been a good cricketer in his own right because Pretoria´s central cricket ground is, or used to be, named after him? If so, his ancestor was a distinguished soccer player in Germany, winning the All German Championship with Freiburger FC in 1907 before returning to Pretoria. Nobody, however, seems to know what his first name was, other than just LC. Oder vielleicht doch? Best, SpVggLieth (talk) 15:52, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family roots 

message: AB has ability to hit the ball anywhere in cricket field ,unorthodox batting, to perform any task like - brilliant fielding , wicket keeping , balling , excellent running between the wickets  , to adapt the game in all the three formats . Due to these reasons he has achieved nicknames like Mr.360 , superman and is regarded as one of the best cricketer of all time.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravi singh singh singh (talk • contribs) 09:46, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unorthodox cricketer  

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: There have been recent, repeated attempts of vandalism regarding the name and birthplace of this cricketer, mainly done by anonymous users. Looks as if the same person has used a different devices to add the same misleading information. Any remedy to this?  CaptainGKPrime  (talk) 14:58, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent VANDALISM 

message: Apparently he's "Widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketer to have played the game..." The only problem is that I can't find any substantive sources to back this up. I've removed this and similar claims several times - they've been replaced, probably by the same editor. I've reverted three times today, they've done so four times. Anyone else fancy taking a look at this and settle whatever dispute there is. Thanks. Blue Square Thing (talk) 16:09, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketer to have played the game..." 

message: Aalyani73838838 (talk) 10:22, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. EdJohnston (talk) 16:00, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2019 

message: i can't edit many pages because they are protected i am a new user what should i do Amgmk (talk) 06:49, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi  This page was semi-protected through the 23rd due to persistent vandalism. Once your account is 4 days old and you have made at least 10 edits, you'll be able to edit semi-protected pages. Until then, if you want to make a change to a semi-protected article, you can explain the change you would like to make on the article's talk page (in a clear "change X to Y" format) and place  alongside your message to alert other editors that you have requested a change. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:56, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  why is the page protected 

message: {, m,bnih  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manmilk (talk • contribs) 22:06, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2022