20 images that defined the year in cricket in 2015

2015 started with the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and ended with South Africa slowly but surely losing their grip on the No.1 ranking in Tests. In between there were some fascinating series between the top teams.Although the year was dominated by batsmen continuing to score loads of runs, Ravichandran Ashwin in Tests and Mitchell in ODIs made sure that the batsmen didn’t have it all their own way.Kane Williamson dominated the run-scoring charts and Australia added yet another World Cup, but what made the year so special was the things people least expected.With that in mind, here are the 20 images that defined the year in cricket in 2015:

#1 Is AB really human?

These days, no list of top moments, best plays or players is complete without the mention of AB de Villiers. So let us start with him, as it was he who kicked the year off in style.

His 44-ball 149 against West Indies smashed the record for the fastest ODI fifty and hundred. Here he is on, his way to an innings that will go down as one of the finest in living memory.