Morne Morkel Full Biography The 6’5″ tall right-arm fast bowler named Morne Morkel is known for his deadly bouncers. Morne Morkel was the Backbone of South African bowling for over a decade alongside Dale Steyn and Vernon philander. He made his first-class debut in season 2003 2004 against West Indies at the age of 19 but he was unable to impress as he bowls 17 no balls in his 5 over spell. But over the years he focused more on white-ball cricket and that’s the reason he was named as 12th man in the ‘Team of the Tournament’ by Cricinfo for…
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Anrich Nortje Full Biography The 6’0″ tall right-arm genuine quick fast bowler named Anrich Nortje is known for his sheer pace and his ability to hit the deck very hard to generate extreme bounce. He came from a small town in cape province but had full potential to move forward and represent CSA at higher stages. Apart from all his qualities, he mostly remains injured since he made his debut for the South African team. Playing for Delhi Capitals, he clocked the Fastest ball of 156 kph and this is the fastest ball in IPL to date. Nortje made his Test…
Kagiso Rabada Full Biography The 6’1″ tall is the perfect example of a never-ending Soth African pace battery. The young talented Kagiso Rabada was first spotted in the 2014 ICC U-19 world cup where he impressed everyone and clocked above 140s with consistent line and length. His bouncers with sheer pace made him the prime member of every team he played for. He made his First-Class debut in 2014 and later that he made his senior debut in 2015. In the 2016 CSA awards, he was the first player to win six awards in a row and that’s the time…
Lungi Ngidi Full Biography The Durban-born tall 6’5″ aggressive fast bowler named Lungi Ngidi is the Pillar of the South African fast Bowling side alongside Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. Lungi used to be a rugby player before pursuing his career in cricket. Apart from sports, he is a well-educated guy who has done a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Industrial Sociology at the University of Pretoria. He made his First-Class debut in 2016 for the Northerns cricket team. His consistency with the line and length and height factor attracted CSA and other cricket Pundits and that’s the reason…
Keshav Maharaj Full Biography The slow left-arm off-spinner whose roots are from Indian-origin named Keshav Maharaj had represented South Africa in all three formats. Maharaj made his First-Class debut at the teenage age of just 16 for KwaZulu-Natal in season 2006–07. Playing for Dolphins in FC cricket, he ended season with 44 first-class wickets at an average of 26.18 in 2014-2015. His terrific performances with the ball earned him a spot on the South African side. He made his Test debut in Perth against Australia in 2016 and played as a specialist spinner. Later he made his ODI debut against…
Aiden Markram Full Biography The 6’1″ tall right-hand batsman with a solid aggressive style of a play named Aiden Markram is one who was praised by Virat Kohli during his early days of cricket. He’s the only South African captain to win U-19 ICC World Cup for his country. Captaining the South African side in the 2014 U-19 World cup he was the Man of the Match in the final and overall he scored 370 runs in the tournament at an impressive average of 123.33. His brilliance throughout the tournament earned him a Man of the Series award. Markram made…
Janneman Malan Full Biography The 5’11” Nelspruit-born aggressive South African cricketer named Janneman Malan is known for his destructive style of play. He ended up being the leading runs scorer in CSA all competitions during the 2017-18 domestic season. Malan made his first-class debut in 2015 and since then he’s kept scoring loads of runs in the domestic circuit. Malan made his T20I debut against Pakistan in 2019 and his ODI debut against Australia in early 2020. He scored his highest score of unbeaten 177* against Ireland in 2021. Right now he is averaging 69.0 in ODI cricket. He announced…
Duanne Olivier Full Biography The tall right-arm Pretoria-born seam bowler named Duanne Olivier broke the headlines in world cricket when he ripped apart the Pakistani Batting lineup during their tour of South Africa. In a three-match test series, Olivier ended up taking 24 scalps in 3 matches with ten-wicket in a first test. He is affected by Kolpak deals when in February 2019 he signed a contract with Yorkshire for County Championship. However in 2021, after the Kolpak deal ended due to Brexit, which made him eligible to play for South Africa again. After his destructive 2016-17 season with the ball,…
Nick Compton Full Biography The 6’2″ tall South African-born is another African who had represented England side. Compton is also the nephew of great Arsenal footballer and English First-Class cricketer Leslie Compton. The right-hand batsman with reliable off-spinner was first introduced in the list A cricket for Middlesex in 2001. and it took him three years after that to make his First Class debut. After his contract with Somerset, the year 2010 was the breakout year for him as he establish himself as a consistent scorer in a strong top order, and following a prolific domestic County Championship season, he was…
Ravi Bopara Full Biography The London-born reliable top-order batsman with the capabilities of medium pace bowling named Ravi Bopara has the roots from a Sikh family from India who migrated to the UK before the birth of Ravi Bopara. Coming from the grass-root level, he had represented England in several matches for England U-19s, including in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his First-Class debut in 2002. he scored 880 first-class runs in the 2005 County Championship which made him easier to get the callup for the English side. Bopara was first added to the ODI squad against Australia…
Graham Onions Full Biography The 6’2″ tall right-arm medium pacer with great accuracy named Graham Onions was born in Gateshead, England. He had represented England in nine Test matches and four ODI’s. After a terrific 2009 county championship season, he was added to the squad to face mighty West Indies following this great series, he was retained for the Ashes 2009 squad. Graham made his First-Class debut way back in 2004 but it took him to work hard to five years to earn the spot on the English side. After his breakout FC season in 2009, he was added to…
Michael Carberry Full Biography The London-born stylish left-hand batsman named Michael Carberry is the perfect example of a forgotten star in England. His career was silenced in no time after he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor. The left-hand batsman was also an occasional handy off-break bowler. He made his First-Class debut for Surrey in 2001 before representing Kent and Hampshire. His breakout county championship season was 2009 when he scored 1,251 runs at an average of 69.50. Following his great outings with the bat, He was added to England’s squad during the Bangladesh tour in 2010 after that he…
James Tredwell Full Biography The right-arm off-break bowler having old fashioned and very simple bowling style named James Tredwell led England toward various victories on his own. He had represented England in ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and ICC World Cup 2015 which was held in Australia. Apart from the bowling heroics he had three First-Class hundreds under his belt. He made his First-Class debut for Kent back in 2001. But he had to struggle a lot to wear that blue jersey. He made his Test and ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2010 during the away series and after that, he…
James Taylor Full Biography Post the retirement of some great English cricketers, The young men James Taylor was the star which everyone expected to take English cricket ahead alongside with Joe Root. The right hand stylish Batsman with hunger to score big runs and handy leg break bowler named James Taylor raised to the cricket within no time. Taylor made his First Class debut for Leicestershire in 2008. He was the youngest Leicestershire one-day centurion and first-class double centurion in 2009 county season. He was eventually got out on 291 against Sussex and missed his triple hundred. Following his breakout season…
Michael Vaughan Full Biography The 6’2″ tall right hand batsman with his abilities to bowl off spin named Michael Vaughan ruled the World cricket in early 2010’s. He had a lot of achievements, memories and records under his belt. He served as an England captain from 2003 to 2008 and ended up being the one of the best English captain till date. He made his First Class debut for Yorkshire in 1993. But he had to wait for around 6 years to get his maiden test call-up. Vaughan made his Test debut against South Africa in 1999 during away series. Following…
Monty Panesar Full Biography The 6ft tall left arm off spinner whith his roots from India, Punjab named Monty Panesar born in Luton, England. His parents moved to UK in 1979 for better opportunities for their upcoming childrens. Monty initially started his professional career as a medium pace bowler which he later asked to bowl off spin on the advice of coach. Monty made his first class debut in 2001 but due to his education he had to take breakes from county cricket but he had a fine season in 2005, taking 51 wickets at an average of just 22.47 including career-best…
Graeme Swann Full Biography The tall right-arm stylish off-spinner named Graeme Swann mostly likes to bowl with glasses on. No doubt he’s one of the best off-spinner ever produced by the English cricket team. Coming through the proper grass-root cricket, Swann started playing youth cricket for the England cricket team. Extremely consistent with the line and length and handly while coming down the order makes him a proper asset for any time. Swann made his first-class debut way back in 1998, though he made his ODI debut in 2000 it took him 10 years to play red-ball cricket. Swann made…