South African Skipper AB de Villiers has broken former India captain Sourav Ganguly's record of being the fastest to reach 8,000 runs in One Day Cricket.De Villiers achieved the feat during the third and final ODI against New Zealand in Durban on Wednesday which South Africa won by 62 runs to claim the series, 2-1.The current South African captain took 182 innings to reach 8,000 ODI runs, 18 innings quicker than Ganguly and 28 innings quicker than Sachin Tendulkar.De Villiers currently holds the record for the fastest half-century, fastest century and the fastest 150 in ODIs.On Wednesday, he top scored with 64 helping his side to post 283 for 7. In reply, New Zealand were bundled out for 221. De Villiers was adjudged man of the match.
News On AIR | August 27, 2015 2:31 PM
AB de Villiers breaks Sourav Ganguly's record