De Villiers "best of century", says Tahir

28 February 2015 01:46

South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir described captain AB de Villiers as "the best player of the century" after the skipper smashed a whirlwind, undefeated 162 against the West Indies at the World Cup. De Villiers made his runs off just 66 balls as South Africa raced to the second-highest World Cup total of 408 for five on Friday. South Africa won by 257 runs with De Villiers making the second fastest World Cup century off just 52 balls. "I'm sure the whole world knows about him. He's just an unbelievable player; for me the best player in the century," said Tahir. "I'm just really happy that I'm playing with AB de Villiers and not against him," added Tahir, who admitted he'd struggle to know the best way to bowl to de Villiers if he was on the opposing team.

Source: AFP