In the Boxing Day Test at Centurion, South Africa took on an Indian side looking to win their first-ever Test series in the Rainbow Nation.
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However, the hosts had no intention of letting that happen, as South Africa shot out the Indians for 245 in the first innings before taking a 163-run lead. The home pacers returned to bowl the visitors out again, securing an innings and 32-run win.
The match saw three players make their Test debut; India’s Prasidh Krishna had a forgettable outing and David Bedingham scored a fluent 56, but the real star was left-arm pacer Nandre Burger who picked up 3/50 and 4/33.
Who is Nandre Burger?
However, his story could have been very different. In his teens, the left-armer was a promising tennis player, before back spasms at the age of 15 forced him to give up the sport. Burger then took to playing club cricket while studying for his degree in sports psychology.
It was during a nets…
