AB De Villiers Net Worth
AB De Villiers is one of the best professional cricket players in the world. No wonder he’s paid royally. His current team Royal Challengers Bangalore signed an annual contract with him for $1.1 million. As of 2015, De Villiers’ net worth is astonishign $12 million. Huge portion of this wealth came to him also in the form of endorsements and other side incomes.
AB is an abbreviation for Abraham Benjamin. He was born 17 February 1984 in Pretoria, South Africa. He went pro in 2003 and soon proved to have a great talent for cricket. In his spare time, he’s enthusiast about other sports as well. De Villiers likes swimming, rugby, golf, and much more. In 2013, AB married his long-term girlfriend Danielle Swart. De Villiers is a Christian and often says that faith has a very important role in his life.
His first team was Northerns. He later joined also Titans and Delhi Daredevils. However, since 2011 AB is playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. As his skills and fame grew, he was able to negotiate much higher salary every time he renewed his contract. Something that helped his net worth immensely. De Villiers is ranked #1 in the ICC batsmen rating.
As if he didn’t have already enough talents, AB is also a successful musician. In 2010, De Villiers released studio album Maak Jou Drome Waar (Make Your Dream Come True). He collaborated with popular singer Ampie du Preez on this one. It contains fourteen tracks and had a quite success.
