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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Nandre Burger isn\u2019t conventional.<\/p>\n

Born in Krugersdorp, he attended Monument High School, a bastion of rugby, and wanted to play tennis, and even considered giving up cricket at 17.<\/p>\n

<\/a>As a fast bowler who delivers 140km\/h rockets, he smiles rather than snarls. Unlike other Krugersdorp residents, his drink of choice is coffee rather than brandewyn. Cape Town, where he now resides, suits him better.<\/p>\n

Burger is the latest product to roll off the South African fast bowling assembly line.<\/p>\n

He stands 1.85m tall, has an energetic approach to the crease, a powerful gather and release, giving him the ability to make life uncomfortable for batters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice to be able to put some fear into someone,\u201d he smiled after his Test debut in Centurion.India can attest. Burger finished with match figures of 7\/83, making a big impression against a stellar batting line-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not intimidating it fires me up more,\u201d he said about the prospect of bowling to Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shuman Gill et al.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be the person that gets them out and ruins their day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burger, who made his international debut in both of the other formats last week, described his first Test as an \u201cunreal experience\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a moment I will cherish forever and obviously it felt exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n

He found himself on a hat-trick with his dismissals of KL Rahul and Ravi Ashwin in the second innings, with Kohli in his sights for the landmark delivery. Alas, the Indian great kept it out.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u201cI wanted to bowl it a bit fuller,\u201d Burger chirped.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old\u2019s path to the international stage has been anything but smooth. His first-class debut came as a member of the Gauteng Strikers semi-professional team in 2016, which that season still had Devon Conway in the ranks.His own inconsistency, and the number of fast bowlers available to the Highveld Lions franchise in that period saw him head to Cape Town.<\/p>\n

Breaking into the Cobras and later Western Province team was made difficult by injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cI missed a season with a stress fracture and then had a heel injury for about half of last season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

That period provided perspective.<\/p>\n

Burger\u2019s natural, if somewhat unrefined ability, meant he\u2019s always been labelled a prospect. That created pressure, but through the extensive rehab sessions, there was emotional growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the years of trying to bowl quick, my body wasn’t ready, but now it seems to be ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough to miss games and watch everyone else play. But it made me appreciate my teammates more, to be happy for other people and about being selfless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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