Nandre blooms into a Protea

Nandre Burger (28) achieved his dream of being selected for the national cricket team, better known as the Proteas, for the upcoming series against India.

This December and January, the Proteas will go head-to-head with rivals India in T20s, ODIs, and Tests with Nandre selected in the squad for all three formats of the game.

Nandre is a former Monument Primary learner and matriculated at Hoërskool Monument High (Monnas) in 2013. He then went on to study Sports Psychology at Wits.

“It’s a massive privilege and honour for me. I am looking forward to the national cricketing environment and am eager to contribute and learn as I go,” the seam bowler told the News.

Nandre is a left-arm fast bowler and currently represents Western Province. His best bowling figures in first-class cricket include 6/38 (ODI), 3/11 (T20) and 9/145 (four days).

He also impressively got a 5-wicket haul conceding just nine runs and six maidens in a first-class match between Western Province and the Lions in September which shows the talent of the young seam bowler.

Nandre’s list of achievements in the game is exceptional. He represented:

• The Gauteng West Cricket for primary schools
• The Gauteng West U17 team
• The U13 premier team (Khoza Club to the UK)
• The Monument High School first team
• The Mavericks Cricket Club
• The Yateley Cricket Club in the UK in 2014
• The Wits first team in the premier league
• The LPL Tasmanian Devils
• The Bizhub Highveld Lions Academy
• The Gauteng Strikers
• The Cricket South Africa (CSA) Academy
• The Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) Academy
• The Gauteng Africa team in the T20 Cup
• The SA Emerging team during a tour to Sri Lanka
• The SA A team against England
• The Lions
• The Western Province team in the Blitz Mzansi T20 League
• The Cape Cobras
• Elected in the SA Proteas squad touring Pakistan in 2021
• The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants in the T20 league
• The SA20 team in 2023
• The SA20 team for 2024
• The Proteas