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Nandre Burger
Personal information
Born (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29)
Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 358)26 December 2023 v India
Last Test15 August 2024 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 149)17 December 2023 v India
Last ODI20 September 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 101)14 December 2023 v India
Last T20I23 August 2024 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2018/19Gauteng
2017/18–2018/19Lions
2018Cape Town Blitz
2019/20South Western Districts
2019/20–2020/21Cape Cobras
2019/20–presentWestern Province
2019Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
2023Joburg Super Kings
2023Jaffna Kings
2024Seattle Orcas
2024–presentRajasthan Royals
2025Fortune Barishal
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 3 5 2
Runs scored 33 10 1
Batting average 8.25 10.00 1.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 23 7 1
Balls bowled 376 244 42
Wickets 14 6 1
Bowling average 16.92 37.50 86.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/33 3/30 1/39
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2024

Nandre Burger (born 11 August 1995) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South African cricket team and Western Province in South African domestic cricket.[1][2] He has described himself as an accidental cricketer as he endured a serendipitous path to cricketing journey.

Early life

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Burger played tennis and squash during his teenage years before switching to cricket. He was already ranked among the top tennis players in the age-group regional tennis championships at the tender age of fifteen. He also competed in squash national championships at the age of 17. However, his squash stint was cut short due to a prolonged persistent back injury layoff and as a result he switched his focus to cricket.[3] He even developed ambitions to be playing at ATP Tour when he began seriously compromising himself about taking tennis as his career pathway.[4]

He received a full scholarship to pursue psychology major at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2014. It was at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he decided to try his luck in cricket and he earned a trial after gaining admission at the university.[4] He was coached by Neil Levenson at his university, under whom he received guidance and learned the skillsets.[5] Neil Levenson especially worked closely with Burger to rectify technical aspects regarding alignment from the landing foot to the release point. Burger has told that cricket has always been his backup option after academics.[6] He then received an opportunity to become a net bowler for Highveld Lions in South African domestic competition.

He received his first franchise contract from Cape Cobras during the 2016–2017 season, and it was a tough pill to swallow, especially when he was faced with the dilemma of whether to complete his psychology degree or fulfill his cricket ambitions. He made the difficult decision to drop out of his degree as he decided to discontinue his higher studies and left Johannesburg immediately to move to Cape Town as his Cape Cobras contract meant he should be readily available in Cape Town.[3]

Domestic Career

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He made his first-class debut for Gauteng in the 2015–16 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 11 February 2016.[7] He made his T20 debut for Gauteng in the 2016-17 CSA Provincial T20 Challenge on 14 February 2016.[8] He made his List A debut for Gauteng in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 26 February 2017.[9]

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Gauteng, with 19 dismissals in seven matches.[10] In July 2018, he was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad.[11] In September 2018, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[12] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in six matches.[13] He joined Cape Town Blitz side as an injury replacement to Anrich Nortje for the latter stages of the 2018 Mzansi Super League.[14]

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[15] In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[16] He sustained a lumbar stress fracture which kept him out of cricket related activities for over a year until October 2022.

On 19 December 2023, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for 50 lakh rupees to play in IPL 2024.[17]

International Career

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In January 2021, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[18] Following his selection for South Africa's T20I squad against Pakistan in January 2021, Nandre Burger made his international debut in all three formats—T20I, ODI, and Test—within 13 days against India in December 2023. [19] He made his debut with figures of 3/50 and 4/33.[20]

In March 2024, he earned his first national contract from Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2024–25 season.[21][22] In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Nandre Burger". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Nandre Burger". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Nandre Burger: 'I didn't want to be a cricketer, it was a free way to study'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Swapping Roger Federer for Dale Steyn, how Nandre Burger became South Africa cricket's 'next big thing'". The Indian Express. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Nandre Burger unleashed one at 150kph, another at 138.5kph to Ricky Bhui. Which one got the batsman?". The Indian Express. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ Korde, Mihir (28 March 2024). "'Cricket was my backup to academics' - Nandre Burger reveals how he started his cricketing journey". CricTracker. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Cross Pool: South Western Districts v Gauteng at Oudtshoorn, Feb 11-13, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ^ "SWD vs GTG Cricket Scorecard, at Oudtshoorn, February 14, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Cross Pool: North West v Gauteng at Potchefstroom, Feb 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  10. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2017/18 Gauteng: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. ^ "De Zorzi to lead SA Emerging Squad in Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Gauteng Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Nandre Burger signs Cobras contract". SA Cricketmag. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  15. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  16. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Rajasthan Royals Six-Word Tweet After Nandre Burger Dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal In 1st IND-SA Test Goes Viral". TimesNow. 27 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Klaasen to captain Proteas T20 squad to Pakistan". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  19. ^ "King Kohli Makes History with 7th 2,000-Run Year, Surpasses Sangakkara's Record". BVM Sports. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  20. ^ "The merits and menace of Burger that singed India". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Burger and de Zorzi get CSA contracts; Nortje and de Kock omitted from list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  22. ^ icc (26 March 2024). "Fast bowling sensations included, wicket-keeper omitted in latest South Africa player contracts". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  23. ^ "South Africa Sqaud for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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