Makhaya Ntini Profile

Name -----------> Makhaya Ntini
Country---------> South Africa
Date Of Birth--> July 6th, 1977
Place Of Birth--> Zwelitsha
Batting Style --> Right Handed
Bowling Style -> Right arm fast bowler
Best bowling--> Tests 7/37 & ODI 6/22

A fast bowler, he tends to bowl from wide of the crease with brisk, although not
express, pace. Hehas survived legal controversy early on in his career to
become only the third South African to take 300 Test wickets after Shaun
Pollock and Allan Donald, and to reach second place in the ICCtest match
bowling ratings.Ntini came from humble beginnings where he tended cattle in
his home village of Mdingi in the Eastern Cape.It was there that his talent was
discovered and he was sent to Dale College in KingWilliam's Town where he
would develop his game.
His action was intentionally modelled on West Indian great Malcolm Marshall.
[citation needed] After a brief spell with Border his break came courtesy of an
injury to Roger Telemachus and Ntini was included in the South African squad
to tour Australia late in 1997.
His international début came on January 16th at Perth against New Zealand
where he took 2/30 off his full quota of 10 overs.

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