Nandre Burger is a South African cricketer who plays as a left-arm medium-fast bowler for the South African national cricket team, also known as the Proteas.
Wiki/Biography
Nandre Burger was born on Friday, August 11, 1995, in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa (28 years old; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Leo. He was introduced to cricket through a casual game of makeshift sticks and foil balls with his mother and grandmother. He had some experience playing club cricket before joining the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) in Johannesburg. He studied for a degree in sports psychology at WITS. At WITS, his coach Neil Levenson discovered his talent for pace bowling.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′2″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
He is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
His girlfriend’s name is Ash MacDonald.
Nandre Berg and girlfriend Ash MacDonald
Profession
Domestic
He made his debut for Gauteng on 11 February 2016 in the 2015–16 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup against South West District at Oudtshoorn Recreation Ground.
Nandre Burger plays for Gauteng
He made his T20 debut on 14 February 2016 in the CSA Provincial T20 Challenge against South West District at Oudtshoorn Playground. He made his first appearance for Gauteng Group A on 26 February 2017 in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge against North West at Strumson Wythe Park in Potchef. He became the top wicket-taker in the 2017-18 CSA Provincial Gauteng One-Day Challenge, with 19 dismissals in 7 games. In July 2018, he was selected into the South African Cricket Emerging Team. In the same year, he played for Cape Town Blitz.
Nandre Burger plays for Cape Town Blitz
While playing for Gauteng, he became the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup, with 11 dismissals in 6 matches. In September 2019, he was selected to play for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants in the 2019 Mzansi Premier League.
Nandre Burger during the 2019 Mzansi Premier League
In April 2021, he was named in the Western Province squad for the 2021-22 South Africa cricket season. Apart from this, he has also played for the Lions (2017/18-2018/19), Cape Cobra (2019/20-2020/21) and Joburg Super Kings (2023).
Nandre Burger plays for Joburg Super Kings (2023)
International
He made his T20I debut for South Africa on 14 December 2023 against India at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg during India’s 2023/24 tour of South Africa. He made his ODI debut against India at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 17 December 2023 during India’s 2023/24 tour of South Africa. He performed impressively in the second ODI by taking 3 wickets. He made his debut against India on 26 December 2023 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg during India’s 2023/24 tour of South Africa. His fiery four-wicket haul helped South Africa beat India in the first Test. Berger took 7 wickets on his Test debut and 2 wickets in his first 13 deliveries, laying the foundation for a remarkable Test career.
South African bowler Nandre Burger plays against Indian batsman Virat Kohli on the first day of the cricket test match between South Africa and India at Centurion Park in South Africa on December 26, 2023 ) filed an LBW appeal, but was unsuccessful
league
Indian Premier League (IPL)
On December 19, 2023, Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs 50 lakh for the 2024 IPL. In 2023, he took the international cricket world by storm with his left-arm fast bowling.
Lanka Premier League
He represents Jaffna Kings in the 2023 Sri Lanka Premier League (LPL).
Nandre Burger plays for Joburg Super Kings during the 2023 Sri Lanka Premier League (LPL)
Favorites
- Tennis player: Roger Federer
Facts/Trivia
- His batting style is left-arm batting and his bowling style is left-arm medium pace.
- Interestingly, Berg did not want to become a professional cricketer. For him, the sport was more of a pastime at WITS, and he decided to give it a chance in 2014 while studying psychology at WITS.
- In fact, by the age of 17, he was ready to give up cricket for tennis. However, he began to suffer from back spasms and he was forced to retire from racquet sports.
- After a brief love affair with tennis, he began playing club cricket.
- His career has been marked by a series of injuries, including a stretch that sidelined him for nearly a year from October 2021 to October 2022 with a stress fracture in his lumbar spine.
- His jersey number for the Cape Town Blitz was #17.
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