Anrich Nortje is one of the fastest South African bowlers and he is capable of changing the tide of the game with his wicket taking abilities.
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Anrich Nortje is a professional cricket player who plays internationally for the South Africa cricket team. Anrich, a right-handed fast bowler, has participated in all three game formats for the South African side. In the South African province of the Cape, Uitenhage, Anrich was born on November 16, 1993. In the year 2019, Anrich made his international team debut. At the South Africa Cricket Board’s yearly awards ceremony, he received the newcomer of the year award. Anrich was a member of the Eastern Province side that competed in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. He was signed by Cape Town Blitz in October 2018 for the first Mzansi Super League competition, which is managed by the South Africa Cricket Board.
Anrich’s ankle injury cost him the tournament because it forced him to quit in the middle of the league. In the 2018 IPL auctions, Kolkata Knight Riders acquired his contract for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL). He sustained a shoulder injury during the 2019 competition, forcing him to withdraw from the tournament. Anrich was dropped by KKR prior to the IPL 2020 season. He was acquired by St. Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League in July 2020. Nevertheless, he missed the tournament because he didn’t timely confirm his travel plans. Anrich was chosen by the Delhi Capitals for the 2020 IPL season in place of Chris Woakes.
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Anrich set the record for bowling the quickest ball in Indian Premier League history on October 14, 2020, when he bowled against Jos Butler at a speed of 156.2 km/h. He was signed by Easterns Province in April 2021 for the 2021–22 cricket season, prior to the South African cricketing season. He was a member of the Washington Freedom league, a league in the United States. In February 2019, Anrich was chosen to play for South Africa in a one-day international series against Sri Lanka. He played in his ODI debut match for SA against SL on March 3, 2019. Anrich was part of the T20I series, which followed the ODI series. However, because of the injury, he was removed from the series.
Anrich was a member of South Africa’s team for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in the month of April. On May 7, 2019, he unfortunately had to be replaced by Chris Morris because of an injury. He was chosen for the Test and T20I series between South Africa and India. On September 18, 2019, Anrich faced off against India in his first T20I game. He played his first Test match on October 10 against India. Anrich’s first five wickets haul came during a Test match against England. Prior to the 2020–21 season, the South Africa Board gave him his central contract. He was chosen for South Africa’s team to compete in the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. Anrich has a remarkable Test record, having taken 70 wickets for South Africa in just 19 matches. Anrich is one of South Africa’s quickest and most remarkable bowlers.
Micaela Nortje is Anrich Nortje’s wife.
No, Anrich Nortje does not have any children, as per the reports.
Micaela and Anrich Nortje got married to each other on 9 September, 2020. They were dating each other for quite a long time before getting married.
