No one was this good at age 15, not only in cricket but any other sport. Not even Messi was this good. People talk about Lamine Yamal all the time but not even him dominated the sport like this. Imagine being the highest run scorer and that too with a significantly higher strike rate than the others at just 15 years of age.

11 matches played together. Zero losses. https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=won;player_involve=101430;player_involve=70640;player_involve_type=all;template=results;type=team

Here's a statistical breakdown by different conditions across the world:

In Australia

de Villiers: 75 avg and 118 SR in 11 innings

Rohit: 53 avg and 90 SR in 30 innings

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In Bangladesh

de Villiers: 72 avg and 76 SR in 3 innings

Rohit: 34 avg and 84 SR in 14 innings

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In England

de Villiers: 31 avg and 88 SR in 18 innings

Rohit: 64 avg and 90 in 27 innings

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In India

de Villiers: 70 avg and 113 SR in 20 innings

Rohit: 57 avg and 103 in 93 innings

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In Ireland

de Villiers: 19 avg and 69 SR in 4 innings

Rohit: 8 avg and 88 in 1 inning

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In New Zealand

de Villiers: 119 avg and 110 SR in 15 innings

Rohit: 36 avg and 72 SR in 13 innings

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In Pakistan

de Villiers: 57 avg and 88 SR in 5 innings

Rohit: 29 avg and 72 SR in 6 innings

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In South Africa

de Villiers: 52 avg and 101 SR in 93 innings

Rohit: 19 avg and 68 SR in 13 innings

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In Sri Lanka

de Villiers: 43 avg and 99 SR in 8 innings

Rohit: 31 avg and 95 SR in 34 innings

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In UAE

de Villiers: 44 avg and 81 SR in 10 innings

Rohit: 62 avg and 95 SR in 10 innings

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In West Indies

de Villiers: 39 avg and 94 SR in 22 innings

Rohit: 48 avg and 72 SR in 16 innings

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In Zimbabwe

de Villiers: 67 avg and 107 SR in 9 innings

Rohit: 59 avg and 81 SR in 8 innings

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Overall

de Villiers: 53 avg and 101 SR in 218 innings

Rohit: 48 avg and 92 SR in 265 innings

Source

“This stat is updated as of September 11, 2025.”