Lutho Sipamla

Lutho Sipamla (born 12 May 1998) is a South African professional cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Gauteng.He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2019. Quotes My family is very business orientated - my dad’s a businessman, my mom’s a businesswoman - so growing up, my parents were always working and I took to what they were doing. I observed them and took a liking to business and that’s why B-Comm is something I decided to do after high school Cricket is a very short-lived career, you need something to fall back on after playing cricket. You need qualifications, which will help you in a different field. I feel like having an education qualification will help me transition much quicker after cricket. We were a young side but everyone was working towards the same goal and played as a unit The Australian series was special. I felt everyone knew what they had to do in that series, they executed what the team needed them to execute. Everyone grew through the campaign They know what it takes to be a good international player. When they tell us things, we can relate because they’ve experienced it themselves Charl Langeveldt bowled at the death, he’s had to defend seven runs in an over and knows the process you go through as a bowler, what you are thinking and what you have to overcome It’s going to be tough leaving behind my family but I want to grow as a player and as an individual as we Lutho Sipamla learning to grow up in the fast lane, September 2021,IOL by Stuart Hess Mentally (working with De Villiers) was life-changing, He allowed me to control the game from a bowling aspect and I learned a lot. He helped me to become a better bowler and cricketer by giving me the ability to set my own fields, and showing that confidence in me to bowl where I want to bowl. Miller came to me and said I have to go straight here, try to hold up an end, so it was more of that role than a wicket-taking role... I had to adapt to what the team wanted and Miller helped me to stay calm Having someone like me or Lungi (Ngidi) or KG (Rabada) make it to this level gives youngsters a lot of belief. For young players who don’t get to go to Grey High or other big schools like KES, it gives them belief they can get there as well. You need to work hard. Those guys don’t just get there overnight, they put the time in, they work hard by themselves; it’s not luck, those guys work so hard to get to where they are. He and I have been talking about performance, less technical stuff, more about game-plans, field placements, where I can look to get wickets, using the field rather than just trying to hit the stumps, more tactics than technique. I need to bowl a lot, but to go along with that you have to keep fit and strong, New cricket sensation Lutho's star is on the rise, September 2019, IOL by Stuart Hess External links Category:1998 births Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:Living people