“Nortje yaha hai,” – Anrich Nortje responds to a fan’s question about his availability ahead of the IPL 2022
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With pace bowling sensation Anrich Nortje joining their set-up ahead of the upcoming IPL season, Delhi Capitals fans have breathed a huge sigh of relief. Anrich Nortje has been a bright spot for the Capitals since making his IPL debut two seasons ago.
Anrich Nortje was signed by the Delhi Capitals prior to the recent mega-auction. However, given his injuries over the last six months, there were concerns about his availability for the franchise from the start of the 15th edition. When the South African bowler arrived in India earlier this week, he put all those doubts to rest.
On Thursday, the Capitals’ Instagram account posted a video in which Anrich Nortje can be seen answering numerous fan questions about his availability for the season. He had this to say to all of his adoring fans:
Nortje will lead the Capitals’ pace attack this season, and the Rishabh Pant-led unit will be hoping that the right-handed pacer can build on his previous success. In his debut season in 2020, he took 22 wickets at a stunning average of 23.27. Nortje followed it up with another strong performance last year, claiming 12 scalps in eight games at an average of 15.58.
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Anrich Nortje will return to competitive cricket after a long absence in this year’s IPL
The tearaway pacer last appeared in a competitive game in November, when South Africa faced England in the T20 World Cup. The 28-year-old was sidelined for the entire summer in South Africa due to an undisclosed injury. Cricket Dr. Shuaib Manjra, South Africa’s medical officer, was recently quoted in a local paper as saying, “he is not ready for action.”
“He has been seen by three different orthopedic surgeons. He is struggling with loading and doing most of the other rehab work. He is not ready for action. I guess it’s frustrating,” he said.“He keeps fit, he works extremely hard. All goes fine, except for when he picks up his bowling loads. He has got discomfort. We have identified three different problems between back and hip and we don’t know which is primary.” he added.
Having said that, his arrival in India for the IPL appears to indicate that the Proteas pacer is now fully fit.
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