 | FACTFILE Born: 01/04/73 Right hand batsman ODI debut: 25/03/94 v India |
Gibbs is a formidable batsman with every shot in the book, making him a compelling sight in full flow. He guarantees explosive entertainment, with the speed of his hands often seeing him hook off the front foot.
His trademark shot is the lofted extra-cover drive, hit inside-out with the certainty of a square cut.
Gibbs has cracked 12 hundreds and 19 half-centuries during his 153 ODIs, with an average of 34, and is also a high-class fielder at backward point.
Gibbs, who made his first-class debut as a 16-year-old schoolboy, has a reputation for verbal jousting, with some critics claiming he does not take the game seriously enough.
He was banned for six months for his part in the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal, but has re-emerged as a major player for South Africa.
Did you know? Gibbs has worn three different shirt numbers for South Africa, starting with 28 - a reference to a Cape Town prison gang - before changing to 00 after the Cronje affair, and 04 this year.
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