India, Nov. 12 -- Known as one of the great white-ball batters in the history of cricket, the esteem that AB de Villiers is held in by a certain generation of cricketers is clear to see. The South African batter will be remembered as an unorthodox trailblazer in the T20 format for what he achieved with the bat, but the numbers show that he was in fact an even stronger batter in ODI cricket - and in fact one of the best to ever do it.

Given that, it was no surprise that Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav saw him as the right man to ask regarding how best to manage the balance between the two formats. In an interview with Vimal Kumar, India's answer to Mr. 360 had taken a moment to ask de Villiers directly for some tips to maintain that ...