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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>At one juncture of South Africa\u2019s chase, Rishabh Pant<\/a> was heard yelling playfully at Avesh Khan<\/a>: \u201cIsko strike par rakh, Miller ko mat dena (keep him on strike, not Miller).\u201d The Indian \u2019keeper-captain was referring to Rassie van der Dussen, who at that precise moment was in the middle of an ordeal, frozen like a man who had stepped onto Alaska in beachwear.His timing was awry, the placement off-kilter, and as the required run rate got steeper, Pant\u2019s playful instruction to Khan rang true. At the other end, though, there was Miller, in crushing touch.<\/p>\n

Van der Dussen<\/a> had just crawled to 29 off 30; a rate that even in the 50-over game is considered unsatisfactory. But Pant\u2019s quip\/banter\/genuine tactic didn\u2019t age well; in the next 15 balls, he plundered 45 runs. As if, in the twitch of a second, he transformed from an Everyman to a Superman, though sweating incessantly in the Kotla heat, each stroke leaving its strain on his face and limbs.No stroke of his stood out, no frame of his celebration would endure, and as the memory of the game wears on, he would be relegated into the role of an accomplice of Miller on a scorching Delhi summer night.<\/p>\n

But that perception of anonymity sums up van der Dussen\u2019s career. He\u2019s the fastest to 1,000 runs in ODIs, boasts an average of 71 in the 50-overs version, has rattled out his 1,008 T20I runs at an average of 42 and a strike rate of 132.Yet, the name van der Dussen strikes no fear in the mind of bowlers or captains, or awe in the eyes of spectators or commentators. To the extent that when he often introduces himself back home, he\u2019s promptly asked if he indeed was the former Springbok rugby coach and player Rassie Erasmus.<\/p>\n

But he relishes the absence of fanfare. In his teenage years, he was supposed to be the least talented of the four brothers of the Dussen household in Pretoria. His brother Adrian was the boy with the blue chip but ended up as a journalist before switching to digital marketing. The two other brothers could not progress beyond club level.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t one of the players that were earmarked to necessarily go on and play high-level cricket,\u201d van der Dussen once told The Cricketer. \u201cBut through a little bit of perseverance and a bit of hard work, I eventually got some opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stubborn<\/p>\n

But in backyard games, he was the most obdurate of all four to dislodge. The deal among the brothers was that those who got out early were assigned household chores. \u201cI don\u2019t think Rassie once made coffee for us because he would just bat forever,\u201d brother Nico told The Stumped. Their usual ground was the grassy strip of a dysfunctional tennis court. The vacations were spent on farms, where they played cricket all day with bamboo sticks.Only van der Dussen was serious about professional cricket. So after matriculation, which he finished a year earlier, he told his father that he wanted to do a post-matriculation, so that he could get some proper cricket coaching. He joined Affies, the alma mater of Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers<\/a>, among others, even though he had to take classes.There, Affies coach Deon Cotes told him that his game was not polished enough to play at a professional level. \u201cBut he took the advice in the right direction and worked really hard to reach a higher level,\u201d the coach had once told this paper.<\/p>\n

Then on, he began to train like a maniac. \u201cI tried to live my life in a way that I thought could improve me in terms of my training, in terms of my diet, and all the aspects that went into it. I started reading up on previous players and how they dealt with being professional sportspeople and tried to learn lessons that way. I sort of tried to work it out for myself as I went on,\u201d he told The Stumped in an interview.<\/p>\n

To improve his concentration, he strung an obstacle path around his house and tried to trace that path balancing three balls, looking not to drop the ball as long as he could.Van der Dussen kept racking up runs in the school circuit and caught the attention of the Titans, his home team. But a profusion of talented top-order batsmen meant they refused a contract and he switched to North West. From there, he was snapped up by Lions. A life-changing moment, as he met coach Geoff Toyana, who repurposed him from an opener to a middle-order batsman.<\/p>\n

Of all the attributes, Toyana was most impressed with van der Dussen\u2019s calmness in dealing with setbacks. \u201cHis mental strength is one of his best attributes. When he got runs a couple of years ago, the national selectors ignored him, but he kept working hard because he knew his opportunity would come.It\u2019s all about what he does behind the scenes. He hits a lot of balls, understands his strengths and weaknesses, and works on those weaknesses. His hunger and work ethic are incredible,\u201d Toyana told The City Press.<\/p>\n

Journeyman cricketer<\/p>\n

During the years of snub, he packed off to distant shores to experience different cultures and get exposure to different conditions. This wanderlust took him to Canada and the Netherlands, apart from the Caribbean and the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe does all these without any complaints or fuss. Someone else could have quit, but he is a fighter,\u201d Cotes told this paper after his unbeaten 41 in the series-winning chase in the Cape Town Test against India at the start of this year.<\/p>\n

The fighting spirit has embodied most of his outings, not least during the Kotla heist<\/a> on Thursday. In that sense, van der Dussen symbolises the spirit of Temba Bavuma\u2019s team. His is a team without superstar batsmen, no one with the towering persona of de Villiers or du Plessis, or Graeme Smith or Dale Steyn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a South Africa team sans the machismo that has been the tragic flaw of more gifted Proteas sides, according to coach Paddy Upton. \u201cI think machoness is a problem in non-Asian countries. Trying to pretend you are too tough. I do think that South Africans generally tend to act more macho than what they actually are and that bites them in pressure moments. As opposed to being real, authentic and having the correct level of acceptance of vulnerability.\u201dIt\u2019s a bunch that has waddled through failures and copped criticism. Quinton de Kock, whatever he does, feels he is grossly underappreciated as well as misunderstood. Aiden Markram was once considered a T20 misfit; Miller, out of depression, had once thought of quitting the game<\/a>; Bavuma has eternally worn the flattered-to-deceive millstone around his neck.<\/p>\n

But this band of the snubbed and rejected can win matches and have a knack of throwing up unseemly matchwinners. Like van der Dussen \u2014 in many ways the pin-up hero of this South African side. Under-rated and unassuming, until he starts to sting.<\/p>\n

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