Anrich Nortje

Anrich Arno Nortje (born 16 November 1993) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in March 2019. In July 2020, Nortje was named the newcomer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony. Quotes Look, I feel in the IPL, the smartest bowling unit is most likely to win or at least get very close to winning the tournament, And there's no one specific way to become smarter as a bowler. It's all about being as unpredictable as possible on the day, reading the game situation, and using the conditions. it has become challenging for bowlers, especially with the impact player rule. For us, you see, sometimes Moeen (Ali) bats at nine. So it's a long line-up. Everyone can bat. Even proper top-order batters are coming down the order now . That makes the death overs even tougher, even if you’ve taken wickets up front," Nortje explained. Since the Impact Player rule has come in, bowlers have become smarter. We're trying to make things as difficult as we can for the batters. But at the end of the day, we can only bowl within those lines, or one or two bouncers per over. In the second innings, the ball sometimes gets soft and skids because of dew — so there's only so much you can do. Yes, there were one or two performances when we haven't clicked (as a team). Whatever happened has happened. We needed a little bit of momentum, which we got in the last game (against Delhi). Hopefully now we can take this momentum forward. So, we’re not looking back at the season; we are looking forward. For us, it's one game at a time. We don't want to look too far ahead. We aren’t looking at all four games at once — we’re trying to focus on one game and how we’re going to win it. Whether you are batting or bowling, we need to focus on each of those 120 deliveries. Staying in the moment is very important. We really want to put our best foot forward in the remaining four matches. As we get closer to the end of the competition, the wickets are deteriorating, and that’s becoming a very crucial factor — if it hasn’t been already. But we have a versatile bowling unit, and we’re well placed to adapt. It’s about reading the conditions and picking the right bowlers for them, In our team, there’s a lot of variety. But I think tosses will also play a huge role — some venues favour batting first, some batting second. It will be massive if we can win this. The way the team has gone about their business recently — they’ve been doing really well and putting in the hard work. Most of the time, everyone in the team is performing or chipping in. It’s a complete team effort. I’m really excited to see the WTC Final get underway, and hopefully — I’m sure — we will lift the trophy. Kolkata has been great so far. The team and the fans have been amazing. The ground (Eden Gardens), of course, is an iconic one. The atmosphere in the team is great. Off the field, I’m enjoying the banter in the dressing room. Smartest bowling unit will win IPL': KKR pacer Anrich Nortje exclusive interview,, First Post (May 2025) External Links Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Cricketers from South Africa