In numbers | What makes AB de Villiers the best batsman in IPL history

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On the day of the 12th anniversary of the Indian Premier League, a panel of experts on Star Sports Cricket Connected picked the 'Greatest of all time'-s from its rich 12-year-long history. While Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was named as the GOAT captain ahead of Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma, who holds the record of four IPL trophies, Lasith Malinga, the leading wicket-taker in the league history, was declared as the GOAT, ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine. In the batting category, Royal Challengers Bangalore's AB de Villiers was picked as the GOAT batsman ahead of his teammate Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, and Sunrisers Hyderabad's David Warner. And in this piece, we will dissect de Villiers' IPL numbers, compare them with his nomination contenders and other top-10 run-getters in IPL and prove why he indeed is the best IPL batsman ever. 

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