The allrounder has represented South Africa Under-19s during 2018 and 2020 as well, he was impressive throughout both tournaments and made the cricketing world notice him.
Gerald Coetzee is a professional South African cricketer. He plays the role of a right-arm pace bowler and can chip in with the bat as well. He is yet to make his debut for the South African National team. Coetzee is a talented fast-bowling all-rounder and had modelled his game around the South African legend Allen Donald. He is a hit-the-deck kind of pacer who generates a lot of pace and has the uncanny ability to pick up wickets and break partnerships. The allrounder has represented South Africa Under-19s during 2018 and 2020 as well, he was impressive throughout both tournaments and made the cricketing world notice him. Coetzee has taken giant steps and has risen through the ranks at a very rapid pace, the day is not far when he will get to showcase his talent at the international level, this exciting young talent has already become a force to reckon with in the South African domestic circuit.
Coetzee started playing from a young age, On the back of age-group performances, the selectors picked a 17-year-old Coetzee for the U19 World Cup held in New Zealand in 2018, where he played four games and scalped six wickets and scored 70 crucial runs. The all-rounder played a couple more games in the next edition of the ICC event where he again was into the wickets and contributed with the bat too. Gerald was picked by the Knights team to make his domestic debut in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, he went on to make his Twenty20 debut in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge and has now cemented his place in the team. Gerald’s ability to hit the hard length on a consistent basis and a brilliant change of pace makes him very effective in the shorter formats of the game.
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Coetzee made his first-class debut in the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series. Coetzee gained a lot of experience after playing domestically. In 2020, he represented the Kingfishers team during CSA’s invented 3-Team Cricket format. On the back of some brilliant performances, he was picked by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League. The South African came in as a replacement for Liam Livingstone, but Coetzee didn’t feature in any game. However, the youngster was bagged by the Joburg Super Kings in the inaugural edition of the SA20 league. Gerald is a fine young prospect who still has a long way to go, but his consistency has already made him into a very dangerous bowler. Let’s now have a peek into some of the other interesting facts about this young and upcoming talent from South Africa.
His net worth is around INR 4 crores (approx)
He earns around IN 50 lakhs annually (approx)
Gerald Coetzee earns INR 30 lakhs from his SA20 franchise, Joburg Super Kings.
Gerald Coetzee is currently the brand ambassador for Kookaburra Sports.
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