5 reasons why AB de Villiers is the Lionel Messi of cricket

#5 They have failed to win any major tournament for their countries

Neither have managed to see their country over the line in the major tournament

When you are as good as Lionel Messi, you expect to win everything. And he has bagged possibly every title and cup that club football can offer. But with his country, it has been a completely different story.

One common allegation against Messi is that he has not been able to replicate his same form for the Albiceleste. Things seemed to be poised for a change in the 2014 FIFA World Cup as Messi was in sublime form. But he could not drag Argentina over the line in the final.

The now famous photograph of a wide-eyed Messi looking at the World Cup trophy as he walks past it can be easily compared with a teary AB de Villiers captured after losing the World Cup 2015 semi-final. Like Messi, ABD has failed to inspire his country to win a major tournament for his country