IPL 2023 auction: Gerald Coetzee age, hometown, & career stats
As the auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to be conducted on December 23, many franchises can sign him up to strengthen their pace department.
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Gerald Coetzee
South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been quite phenomenal with his fiery pace in domestic cricket. As the auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to be conducted on December 23, many franchises can sign him up to strengthen their pace department. He can clock up near the 150 kph mark. His cameo with the bat is another bonus.
Coetzee was bought by the IPL Rajasthan Royals to replace Liam Livingstone in the 2021 season. He registered his name at the IPL 2023 auction for the base price of INR 20 lakh. He will be representing the Joburg Super Kings franchise in the inaugural season of SA20 in 2023.
The lanky Proteas was quite a sensation at the age of 19 with his pace. He only needs to keep injury at bay. He had already dealt with a few- an ankle injury early in his career and a hamstring injury in 2019. His raw pace and aggression have excited the Proteas bowling coach Charl Langeveldt who once said, “He looks like he has proper white line fever when he gets onto the field.” While the Proteas’ pace department has Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada, Langedeldt feels, “He (Coetzee) is another guy who can step up and bowl at pace.”
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Gerald Coetzee Age
Coetzee was born on October 2, 2000. He is 22 years old (as of 21st December 2022).
Gerald Coetzee hometown
Coetzee was born in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
Gerald Coetzee career stats
Coetzee made his T20 debut in April 2019 for the Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge (2018-19 season). The 22-year-old’s first-class debut for the Knights came in the same year in October in the CSA 4-Day Franchise Series. He earned his call to represent the Under-19 squad for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2020. He was 16 at that time.
The right-arm-fast bowler was also included in South Africa’s T20I squad for the England tour. Recently, he earned a maiden Test call-up and took a hat-trick in South Africa’s tour game against Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane. He has bagged 44 wickets in 15 first-class matches, while in List A, the Proteas scalped 20 wickets in 12 matches. In 29 T20 matches, he has 37 wickets.
He was quite phenomenal in the CSA T20 Challenge 2020 as he picked up 13 wickets in eight games at an economy of 7.67. Joburg Super Kings picked the raw talent as the uncapped pre-auction signing for the SA20 in 2022.
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