Ruan de Swardt

Ruan de Swardt (born 21 January 1998) is a South African cricketer. He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 4 March 2018.In September 2018, he was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 1 November 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup on 13 September 2019. Quotes The Varsity Cup is always a wonderful tournament. The partnership between myself and Neil was really exciting. We said we just need to absorb the pressure for about 2 overs, we knew if we stayed there for about 2 overs the game would be done. I would say the top two teams are probably South Africa and New Zealand and both will make the final. That’s my biggest pick. The player who impressed me the most at the WC is definitely Cheslin Kolbe. I think he set the world alight with his electrifying pace, as well as his stepping game. He just brings a different dimension to the Springboks as well. For myself, I would love to be involved with the national academy towards the end of the year, and of course next year. I just want to play as much cricket for the Titans, perform and try to cement my place when I get the opportunity. I know I must give it my all because if I enjoy the game and give it everything it normally works out really well. I’m a very dynamic player and I adapt to the different formats quite quickly. I can really see myself excelling in all three formats because I’ve got a different dimension for every single format. If I had to give anyone advice I would say: “Don’t want things too early. If you ready for it and it comes, make sure you are prepared. Stay patient and always keep your mind locked on the end goal.” everybody wants to move quickly up the ranks, so for me, the biggest hurdle was just to stay patient, bide my time an improve my game. I could see that the 3 months that I waited at the start of my career helped me a lot. Ruan de Swardt reveals AB de Villiers’ influence on his career, October 2019, cricket Fanatics by Nabeelah Fakier External links Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:Living people Category:1998 births