Images of some of the shots De Villiers played en route his record-breaking fastest One-Day International century.
South Africa’s One-Day International skipper AB de Villiers claimed that he had hit the ball better before despite scoring the fastest hundred in the history of ODI cricket in his side's 148-run victory over the West Indies at the Wanderers on Sunday.
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De Villiers said that on the kind of wicket that was on offer, if one is in decent form and swings hard and gets a bit of luck behind him, then one could do amazing things. He added that he had hit the ball better before, believe it or not.
"I got really fired up in the changing room and sort of played my knock before I even came out to bat," De Villiers said in a television interview.
"Aggression was the main thing for me today -- I just wanted to go right from the start."
The skipper was at his extravagant best as he bludgeoned his way to 104 from 31 balls to beat the previous fastest century record by five balls. New Zealand's Corey Anderson had held the record, set in January last year also against the West Indies.
However, De Villiers conceded that his record-breaking knock will hold special significance, saying it ranks right up there with one of his best, any world record one has, one has to put it up there, Sport24 reported.
The big-hitting batsman added that it's very rare that he goes out there looking to score at a strike rate of 200 from ball one, adding that there are not a lot of games where that happens.
He claimed that he needed a lot of luck on Sunday to get where he did.
South Africa posted the second highest total ever in ODIs with 439 for two in their 50 overs, and the West Indies could only manage 291 for seven in their reply.
De Villiers proved why he is regarded as the world's best batsman, as he put up an unparalleled masterclass display of outrageous strokeplay, including 16 sixes and nine fours in an unforgettable knock at the Bullring.
