Lucky: Hey hun,congrats on ur award,you deserved it.Im sure your enjoying your time off,use it to recharge your batteries.Best of luck for the next season,i know you guys will kick butt.Love you XOXO    Melody: Hey AB, how you doin babe? Read about your surgery. Hope you get out of the hospital soon! Do take lots of care! Congrats on winning the award aswell! You truly deserved it! Do take loads of rest! Take care, Love you, Melody    Mel: Hi AB, hey heard about your ankle surgery. Hope you recover well. Missing watching you guys!! Anyways have a great time off. Take care and God bless-your No.1 Fan    AVINASH INGALE: Hey AB. Thanx for choosing cricket as career among all games you play from school. If you not playing cricket then we miss the worlds ever most awesome batsman and fielder. Keep well going. Stay happy. I like your song "SHOW THEM WHO YOU ARE" bye..... A.V.I.    Mel: Hi AB!!! Wow what a night it must've been for you guys at the CSA Awards! Congrats on your award-really proud! Big Hi to Hash as well! Congrats Hashim-you deserved it!! Aaahh AB, your album's gonna be out some time soon... Can't wait.. Gotta feeling it's gonna be a hit!! Well done to you and Ampie! God Bless-your No.1 Fan    Rashmita:AB, my best wishes r with ur new initiative- AB de Villiers starter kit. Its amazing to see how much u r concerned about the young talents & so keen to help them out...GREAT. Well, thats sumthing which can be expected from U only:)    Shrikant Kerai: hey AB. Im ur biggest fan, seriously! i always try to see you play when your in London and always admire your batting.... i always try to play like you as you are my batting hero but im neva able to, just shows how much talent you have! Anyway have a great cricketing year ahead, best wishes! take care.    Gautham Pai: AB?you have been a great component for SA Cricket...we in india are always fond of SA Cricketers and their top of the line fielders... however personally am a big fan of Kallis and Boucher..and you ofcourse..but wouldn't like you behind the wicket as that would put bouchy under pressure..you are a fabulous batsman and we want to see you in that role more prominently along with JP Duminy and Amla....   Nok2la: AB you have been successfuly many times...as South African ....and you are such gud cplayer... i wuld lyk to knw wat you wuld lyk to achieve the most from now on.... 4RM YR FAN ,,,,,KEEP UP THE GUYD WORK WE LOVE YOU...    madiha: ABBBBBBBBB BABYYYYYYYYYYYYY....GANNIT DA ?! hope ur having a wonderful time off . take care babyyyy........pure protea all the way ;-)    Asha: Hi AB, you played the WI tour fantastically .You are always positive and u have do or die attitude towards the game and u turn out to be a great inspiration for me.Take care, best wishes.    AVINASH INGALE: Hey AB. Have a nice day. I think you are the most consistent batsman like Dhoni and Hussey. It will nice to see you as no 1 batsman. Go and grab the no 1 rank in ICC ODI rating. Keep it up. I hope my wishes come soon early. Best of luck. A.V.I.    ABEE AYR: hi ab h r u?? ur great player.. i loved ur batting. great batting against west indies. nice u r such a class player. u know iam big fan of u. in my pc i saved ur more picture. bcs i loved u n i always watching ur game. okk i see ur video also. great. ab dse villierd is my best player !!!!! ur best film gladiator i see this film. okk ab byeee!!    JOHN BHAT: Hey AB,,came across your website a few days before,,it s stunning.. i am the great fan of yours,,,i like the way you play the spinners.. YOU ROCK AB. Best of luck for your future. JOHN BHAT BADARPUR DELHI/KASHMIR    prabhu harin: Hai ab..i'm one the big fan of you..before watchin ur play in the ipl,i like only ricky ponting..but ur so god in the 2nd ipl.but what happened to you in the 3rd?in our area de villers means,the man of action..please continue your fire works...    shivani: Hey Ab, Congratulations on SA's win against West Indies! U played great! ... K, so hv a great time off! Stay sharp    Melody: Hey Abbas! How are things going back home babe? Hope you're enjoying your time off! Congrats! You have achieved your highest ranking yet in the tests! Brilliant! Keep on going like this n soon u'll be #1! You guys are off till oct! :( Hate it when you're off! But at the same time you all need to get your bodies charged up! N get a peace of mind :D Take care of yourself Ablicious! Love you extremely!    AVINASH INGALE: : Hey AB I am your big Fan. I am from INDIA. But I like to watch you became no 1 batsman ahead of dhoni. Keep it up...    Tina: Hallo AB Het Sondag aand jou video op jukebox gesien en dit baie geniet. Wanneer kom jou cd nou uit? Kan nie wag nie. Leka Dag    S R Sabarish: Hi AB, I'm 17 yrs old from India . I'm a very big fan of yours...    Reid Hastie: Hey AB. You are awesome I love the way you field and bat. You are a great player. Thanks    G.Arunkumar: hai ab iam dramatic fan of u.i all ways enjoy your cricket......    Amrutha: Hi AB, I am happy that you are part of the winning team. I hope that this continues and you crush your opponents again and...........you are cute looking in the song Maak jou drome waar.    KAUSHAR ALAM: I AM FROM INDIA BUT I AM ALWAYS SUPPORTING 4 U GUYS LOVED THE WAY U GUYS PLAYED AGAINST W.INDIES I WAS SO PROUD.MY FRIENDS TEASE ME BY SAYING THAT UR TEAM WILL NEVER WIN THE W.CUP BUT I SHALL NEVER GIVE UP ON U GUYS NEVER. U GUYS ARE GREAT IT JUST A MATTER OF TIME. TELL EVERY ONE IN THE TEAM THAT THERE IS GUY FROM INDIA WHO ALWAYS PRAY 4 THE TEAM.GOOD LUCK 4 UP COMING MATCHES.TAKE CARE    AKASH SEKHON: congrats ABBAS n' my whole team PROTEAS fr dis terrific win.....so proud of uas u helped kallis n' roach in resolving dere matter...god bless u..:)    Rashmita: Congratulations AB for achieving ur career best test ranking... 3 tests,330 runs,165 avg--SIMPLY GREAT... WoW :-x    Melody: AB!!!!! Congrats babe! You guys were brilliant! Congrats to Dale n Johan! You guys have plenty of the worldcup to enjoy that you have missed. Enjoy the time off sweety!...    madiha: helllloooooooooooo mr. perfect ! what an awesome windies tour..u jsut blew htem away ! completing ur 4000 test runs n 1000 runs against the windies its jsut the beginning of new records to be made n broken ! n loved the way u handles "the situation" ....perfect man ? well the wc fever is on a high now come back home safely n enjoy the fotball party !...    Hari: julle het ons weer trots !!!baie geluk....hou die goeie werk...Morne en Steyn is eenvoudig wonderlike !!!Baie geluk manne....    Nitin Chaudhary: hi AB....im reli a big fan of urs << watch cricket only cause of u !! reli* ure so adorable...    Rashmita: Congratulations AB for this great victory. I was so happy to c u hitting the winning run:) And it was great to c u talking to Roach at the end of the match-a perfect symbol of true sportsman spirit. But one thing for sure... I will b missing watching u every moment till ur next series...    Mel: Hi AB!!!! AWESOME! What a great series. Congrats to all of you guys for an emphatic win. I'm soo.. proud of you guys. You were in great form right throughout the tour-really enjoyed watching you play. So back home to SA and the football huh?;) Enjoy your time off! God Bless-your No.1 Fan    Lucky: Hey AB,congratz to you and the team.Smith said a mouthfull you guys fell but you were able to bounce back.That shows what a great team you are.OMG,i'm so proud of you guys.Give Dale a pat on the back for me,he did a good job you all did.Cant wait for you guys to come home,to your well deserved break.    AKASH SEKHON: congrats ABBAS fr ur 1000 runs against windies...keep it up...hope u will make many more...brilliant innings of 73    Rashmita: Hello AB...Very well done on ur 73...a nice patient innings:) And Congratz for completing 1000 test runs against WI... :-*    Melody: Hey AB, you guys were amazing babe! Especially Dale n Johan. Speakin of Dale, wish him a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY from me!! Hope he has a great time! You guys have to bat the whole day today n put up a great score! All the Best for the rest! Good Luck!    Bristee: Hi AB!! Congrats on winning the ODI series over the windies and I TRULY hope u guys win the test series as well and retain our position as the no.1 test team.   

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26 July, 16h00

The fact is I've been struggling with a sore ankle for around two years now. About 6 months ago our physio, Brandon Jackson, referred me to a specialist, Dr.Fief Ferreira. We decided I could get through the season with a few Cortisone injections, but we knew that this was only a temporary solution because the scans showed surgery would be needed sooner or later. I battled my way through a long season, surviving with some good medicine and lots of hard work from Brandon and our fitness trainer, Rob Walter.

I went under the knife on July 22nd, and the surgery was a success. I'll be wearing a cast on my ankle for four weeks, followed by intense physio, exercise and rehab for a month. Hopefully, I;ll be ready for the new season starting early October. I've been spending the first few days after surgery at my parents' home in Bela Bela. From previous experience, I know that the best way to recover is to climb under your mother's wing for a while, and I already feel much better. This process will take a lot of patience... at least, I’ve got used to being patient in the last few years of my cricket career.

Every cloud has a silver lining and this break gives me an opportunity to look after the launch of our first album on the 2nd of August 2010. Ampie du Preez (my singing partner) and I did all the hard work in last year's off season, and now it's a matter of making sure the message in our music comes across in the right way. For us, it's never been about making money from the music... it’s about an opportunity to make a difference in our community, by getting a good, positive and inspiring message across to the people in South Africa and whoever gets the chance to listen to our music.

I've got to take this opportunity to thank Sony Music for all the help in getting this dream on the road. Hopefully it will travel a long, long way!

Maak jou drome waar!

Stay sharp,

AB

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July 5, 2010
Q: DHi AB, I'm 17 yrs old from India . I'm a very big fan of yours. I'm finding it difficult with my cut and pull shot. Every time i play the cut shot it goes straight to the point fielder. Help me in that .
S R Sabarish

AB: Hi S R
While batting, remember to look at all the gaps! Your mind is so strong that it memorizes the gaps and will send that message to your body while playing the shot. You'll find a lot more gaps by doing this! The other secret is to play the cut shot as late as possible!
Be sure to work hard at this!!!
Warm regards,
AB

July 17, 2010
Q: Hi AB how are you i hope you are fine. I am a spin bowler for my school cricket team (Greenside Primary School Johannesburg) i wanted to know the trick for spin bowling because i want to be good at it. I am not to good at it.
Badar

AB: Hi Badar
To be very honest with you, I'm not too sure how to be a good spin bowler! From experience of facing a lot of spin bowling, I can tell you that the secret in spin bowling lies in control! You've got to practice enough so you know exactly where you're gonna pitch the ball. Practice makes perfect!
Good luck!
AB

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