5 best players of spin from South Africa

#4 AB de Villiers

He is among the finest batsmen to have played cricket for South Africa and is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in modern cricket. There is hardly any weakness in his game that can be readily exploited by the opposition bowlers and that has made AB de Villiers one of the most feared batsmen in the world.

When he faces spin, his superior feet movement, soft hands and the ability to attack the best in the business, even if the wicket is a spin-friendly one, makins him a dangerous batsman indeed. His average of 43.14 in the sub-continent is higher than what has been recorded by many of the greats in the game and when the rest of the South African team struggled in India back in 2015, it was De Villiers who showed semblance of a fight by average 36.85.

However, his finest tour to the sub-continent was back in 2007-08 when he plundered 304 runs in three Tests in India and averaged 76. On the other hand, he had also taken on the might of Muralidharan and Co. in Sri Lanka in 2006 and averaged 54.25 in his first ever outing in the sub-continent.