Net Worth of South Africa’s batting legend – AB de Villiers
Abraham Benjamin “AB” de Villiers is one of the best batsmen to have ever played the game at the highest level. Since making his debut for South Africa in 2004, the Bela-Bela born cricketer has redefined the conventions of batting. The kind of skills which he has shown through his career were never really seen by cricket fans. He has been often credited for his ability to score runs across the ground. His nickname Mr. 360 sums up his outstanding batting style and his ability to adapt himself to changing conditions.
The primary source of income
In 2018, he brought curtains down on his international career with South Africa after scoring a little over 20,000 runs, all formats combined. However, de Villiers, who was 34 at the time, continued playing in the T20 franchise leagues across the globe. If a player doesn’t hold a central contract from his national cricket board, his salary and income is generated through playing in these T20 leagues, which often offer quite lucrative deals.
Since his retirement, AB de Villiers has gone on to play in the Big Bash League in Australia, Bangladesh Premier League, Pakistan Super League and T20 Blast in England. He also featured for Tshwane Spartans in the Mzansi Super League, which is the premier T20 league in South Africa. His main source of income from playing cricket comes from these teams which he has represented. However, his most lucrative deal is still with the Indian Premier League team, Royal Challengers Bangalore. ABD has been with the franchise since 2011.
IPL Salary and endorsement deals
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In 2018, RCB had retained him as their second choice player, only after the captain, Virat Kohli. He was signed for INR 11 crores and continues to pull the amount from the franchise every year. Apart from this, during the IPL every season, the South African has been associated with several brand endorsements. He has been seen in advertisements of Myntra, Kingfisher, Muthoot Finance and many other brands which have collaborations with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Apart from this, he has a deal with MRF, who sponsor his bat’s stickers. He signed a deal of INR 28 million (2.8 crore) back in 2017. In addition to all of these endorsements which he gets being in relation to IPL, he also endorses Montblanc, Puma and Audi. He also has associations with some brands in South Africa.
Properties and net worth
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When it comes to properties, AB de Villiers owns a beautiful place in one of the prime locations in Durban. He also owns four luxury cars, two of which are Audi Q7 and BMW X5. The other two cars are of the brands Range Rover and Lamborghini, but the models are not known. Having said that, all of this makes him one of the wealthiest cricketers going around the globe. It has been speculated on the internet, his total net worth could be somewhere around $21 million, which is as much as INR 153 crores.
