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  • Boxing Day Test: Anrich Nortje’s spell quickest I’ve ever confronted in my Test profession, says David Warner

    Australia vs South Africa, Boxing Day Test: Opener David Warner, who hit a double hundred, doffed his hat to Anrich Nortje after the South Africa pacer rattled him with excessive tempo on Day 2 in Melbourne.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 28, 2022 14:00 IST

    Anrich Nortje picked up 3 wickets, together with that of David Warner within the Boxing Day Test (AP Photo)

    By India Today Web Desk: Australia opener David Warner doffed his hat to Anrich Nortje, acknowledging the South Africa pacer’s lion-hearted effort with the ball on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Warner mentioned Nortje’s post-Lunch spell was the most effective he has ever confronted in Test cricket.

    Warner, talking to the official broadcasters forward of the beginning of Day 3, paid tribute to his Delhi Capitals teammate, saying it was tough to cope with the tempo of Nortje, who touched in extra of 150kph on a scorching day.

    Nortje bowled 16 overs on Day 2, battling excessive temperatures and picked up the wicket of Steve Smith in direction of the tip of the day’s play however the figures didn’t do justice to the standard of the spell.

    Nortje set the ball rolling, making his intentions clear early within the innings as he bowled all deliveries within the tenth over of the innings in extra of 150kph, with two of the deliveries studying 155kph on the velocity gun.

    The South Africa pacer breathed fireplace within the post-lunch session whereby he bowled 4 overs with excessive tempo to David Warner, who was in his nineties and Steve Smith.

    Nortje examined Warner with quick balls all through the day. In reality, he had rattled Warner’s helmet with a 155kph thunderbolt within the first session. In the post-lunch session, Nortje stored operating in and hit the bat onerous. He made Warner uncomfortable within the center and troubled Smith, one of many best batters within the fashionable sport. However, his efforts didn’t produce a wicket as Warner went on to get his hundred, and in a while a double hundred whereas stitching a 239-run stand with Smith.

    “That’s the fastest spell I have ever faced in my Test career. That was extra-ordinary,” Warner informed Fox Cricket.

    “To do that in 37-degree heat, to come back and bowl… I think I faced 18 deliveries straight from him. It’s not that I didn’t know what to do, but it was how was I going to pull it, how was I going to duck it and how was I going to eradicate it – you couldn’t.

    “The velocity was sheer up there. It was the quickest I’ve ever confronted.

    “To try and negate that and try and pull it into areas that I could, it was almost impossible. When he ‘lidded’ me, I was like ‘that’s obviously very fast’. Credit to him, he kept coming back in this heat,” he added.

    Nortje was rewarded for his efforts on Wednesday as he eliminated Travis Head and Warner in an area of two deliveries within the first session. Warner didn’t dig out a yorker after he walked out to bat on Day 3. He retired damage attributable to cramps on Day 2 after attending to his third double-hundred in Tests.

    Nortje himself mentioned it was considered one of his finest Test spells.

    “Yeah, it was probably up there. In general, it felt really good. It‘s been something that I’ve been working on a little bit here and there with the jump. But I think all in all, probably one of the better ones, yes, if not the best,” he added.

    Australia posted 575 for 8 and declared and had South Africa at 15 for 1 earlier than rain compelled early finish to the third day’s play in Melbourne.

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    Dec 28, 2022

  • Umran Malik is an excellent bowler, we’re not competing to bowl the quickest ball: Anrich Nortje

    South Africa’s tearaway quick bowler Anrich Nortje stated on Thursday that he’s not bothered in regards to the studying on the velocity gun and that he’s centered on contributing for the workforce’s success. Nortje, who is among the quickest pacers going round, stated he has been engaged on sustaining his tempo however that is not one thing he can be fearful about when on the sector.

    Anrich Nortje, talking to the press on the eve of the 4th T20I of the continuing 5-match collection in opposition to India, make clear Umran Malik’s tempo, saying the India quick bowler can crank it up welll however added that he’s not competing with anybody in a bid to bowl the quickest ball.

    Umran Malik, who receieved his maiden India call-up fo the continuing T20I collection in opposition to South Africa, instilled worry within the minds of opposition batters by persistently hitting speeds in extra of 150 kph in IPL 2022 for the SunRisers Hyderabad.

    Nortje bowled the quickest supply of IPL 2020 – 156.2kph, which was additionally the quickest till Umran Malik bowled 156.9kph for SRH in IPL 2022. However, the younger Srinagar pacer’s document was damaged by New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson who clocked 157.2kph for Gujarat Titans within the IPL 2022 remaining in opposition to the Rajasthan Royals.

    “At this stage, I’m not bothered too much about who is the fastest and what the speed gun says,” Nortje stated.

    “It’s about what I can contribute for the team. When you train, when you are not playing, you obviously think about how you can crank it faster with your work, your training, your gym, or whatever you’re doing. So in the back of my mind, it’s something that I would like to keep on striving towards. But it’s not something I’m thinking about when I go onto the field.

    “Malik is an excellent bowler, very quick bowler. He confirmed what he can do. And if he will get quicker, nice for him. If I get quicker, nice for me. But I do not assume we’re at that stage the place we’re competing to attempt to simply bowl the quickest ball. It’s about profitable video games and making an attempt to contribute,” he added.

    Meanwhile, Nortje, who seems to be hitting peak form after having been bogged down by a series of hip and back injuries after the T20 World Cup in the UAE last year, said South Africa will be keen on wrapping up the series in Rajkot and not giving India another window of opportunity to level the series.

    South Africa went 2-0 up after winning the first two T20Is but India fought back strongly to seal a convincing win int he 3rd T20I in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.

    “I stated on the final recreation as nicely that this was form of like a remaining for us. We clearly did not carry out nicely or something to what we’re able to. So this may in all probability be like a remaining once more for us.

    “A second chance but we need to seal the series as soon as possible and not give them an opportunity or any sniff, that’s the main goal of this series as well,” he added.

    The two groups will meet in Rajkot for the 4th T20I on Friday.

  • ‘Overspeeding ka challan kato’: Aakash Chopra on Anrich Nortje’s quickest 8 balls of IPL 2021

    Nortje, taking part in his second match for Delhi this season, bowled the highest eight quickest balls of IPL 2021 out of which three crossed the 150kmph mark. The 27-year-old South African completed with excellent figures of two for 12 from his 4 overs.

    Over-speeding ka challan kato 🙈🤷‍♂️ #SeriousPace https://t.co/6U3p8eOGsZ
    — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 22, 2021
    Nortje clocked 151.71kmph, 151.37kmph, 150.21kmph, 149.97kmph, 149.29kmph, 149.15kmph and 148.76kmph. The fiery spell prompted former India cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra to demand for a dashing ticket for Nortje. “Over-speeding ka challan kato #SeriousPace,” Chopra tweeted.
    Nortje and Rabada have been terrific with the ball as they extracted additional bounce and tempo from the comparatively low and gradual wicket to dismantle SRH top-order.

    Pacing to the highest, ft. DC’s Rabada & Nortje
    Mutual admiration between @DelhiCapitals‘s South African tempo duo as they arrange #DC‘s 8-wicket convincing win. On the mic with @AnrichNortje02 and @KagisoRabada25 – by @NishadPaiVaidya
    WATCH 👉 https://t.co/7qksWEdNAO #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/Mt0o9iqjGq
    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 23, 2021

  • ‘Did not look like he could bat’: Anrich Nortje remembers bowling to MS Dhoni as a internet bowler

    South African quick bowler Anrich Nortje recalled his first impressions when he ran in to bowl to former Indian skipper MS Dhoni within the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) nets. Nortje revealed that he was 16-year-old then and thought Dhoni “did not look like he could bat”. The two confronted one another through the 2010 Champions League T20 in South Africa.
    “I remember bowling to MS in the nets there, didn’t look like he wanted to be there, didn’t look like he could bat, to be honest. But I didn’t realize it was him. He was hitting a couple of balls almost standing still not using any feet as he does (chuckles). I actually think that everyone was trying to block everything… they were just trying to get his eye in at the start I think,” the 27-year-old mentioned throughout a dialog on the Grade Cricketer’s YouTube channel.

    Dhoni, who is understood for his unorthodox type of play, typically stays on the again foot whereas taking part in his photographs utilizing his backside hand to good impact.
    CSK went on to win the 2010 Champions League T20 beating South Africa’s Warriors within the last by eight wickets.
    A decade later, Nortje is among the quickest bowlers on the earth. He additionally holds the document for delivering the quickest ball in Indian Premier League (IPL) historical past clocking at 156.22 within the 2020 season.
    Nortje, in partnership with Kagiso Rabada, shaped a formidable tempo bowling assault for Delhi Capitals’ earlier season serving to the franchise attain the ultimate for the primary time. However, Nortje didn’t play a single recreation within the IPL 2021 season owing to Covid-19 scare and constant performances from Avesh Khan. Before IPL was suspended, DC have been on the prime of the desk adopted by CSK.