ICC Champions Trophy: Top 5 run getters of 2017 from the participating nations

#3 AB de Villiers (South Africa) - 557 runs

He is the man for big occasions and is in superb form going into the tournament

Matches - 13, Runs - 530, Avg - 66.25, SR - 107.07, HS - 85

Surely, AB de Villiers is having a dull year with no centuries thus far and just five half-centuries in 13 games, pretty poor by his usual standards. Yet he is among the most prolific run getters, showing what this man is capable of in cricket.

The skipper will be South Africa's biggest weapon in the middle order going into the Champions Trophy and he has a World Cup exit to avenge.

How this man goes about his business in the Champions Trophy after a tearful exit from the 2015 World Cup will be of utmost interest in the World of cricket. The elegant batsman has looked in sublime touch in the ODIs ever since his return from injury, barring his T20 form with RCB, but is yet to smack a hundred this year. Maybe, his best is reserved for the tournament. After all, the talismanic batsman has an enviable record in major tournaments.