AB de Villiers is just "an IPL legend," is what the sports anchor Vikrant Gupta claimed, until he got shocked when his fellow panelists informed him that ABD has approximately 9000 runs in Test cricket. A video clip went viral on the internet where Vikrant Gupta was seen commenting on the South African batting stalwart as an IPL legend and not a cricket legend. Trying to further establish his thoughts, Gupta tagged ABD as an entertainer but definitely not a legend. He even tried to remember ABD's knock in the ICC tournament but failed to do so. In the viral video, Vikrant Gupta was heard saying, "Speaking about AB de Villiers, batsmaship is a different thing, but what you call him a legend... like I can call Hashim Amla a legend. He was also an entertainer, but for example, in ICC tournaments, I can't remember him doing something great in the current situation." Despite multiple interruptions, Gupta went on insisting about IPL matches, saying, "I just said that he was a big player, but I won't call him a legend." He even asked his fellow panelist if he would like to call him a cricket legend or an IPL legend, but the later liked to call him a cricket legend, which Gupta strongly denied. He kept on swirling his chair, charismatically claiming him to be an IPL legend, until he got to know that ABD has almost 9000 runs in Tests. Vikrant Gupta saying ABD is just an IPL legend , an entertainer, not a big game ko player. When Rahul said he has 9k test runs at 50+ avg ,he got surprised ,he thought ABD is just an IPL entertainer . pic.twitter.com/MitBek0yqS — Deval Shah (@devalshah355) December 1, 2024 Is AB de Villiers a cricket legend? It's a matter of debate, but here, let's go through some statistics ABD has, by his name. The "IPL Legend" has 8765 runs in 114 matches, playing 191 innings. He has an average of 50.66 at a strike rate of 54.41. He has 22 centuries and 46 half centuries. Read also: Sanjiv Goenka Reveals LSG Captain’s Name for IPL 2025 In the One Day Internationals, he has an average of 53.50 as he scored 9577 in 228 matches, having 25 centuries and 53 half centuries. His T20I stats count 1672 runs in 78 matches at an average of 26.12. Notable, the not-so-cricket legend has his highest score touching 278 not out in the Test cricket.