Thando Ntini jumps ship

Thando Ntini has left the Multiply Titans to join the Hollywoodbets Dolphins.

Ntini joined the Titans last year, but last month, the 20-year-old shocked many when he announced he was joining the Durban franchise.

“Another season done and filled with growth, life lessons, good times and sad times; but I will be forever grateful for these experiences and opportunities presented to me by Titans cricket,” Ntini wrote on his social media page.

“To the people and sponsors that made my season smooth by providing me the goods I needed, thank you so much.”

Ntini, the son of legendary Proteas fast bowler Makhaya Ntini, hopes he would get more game time with the Dolphins.

“Coming to Durban is returning to familiar conditions for me,” Ntini said on the Dolphins’ website.

“I’m a coastal boy so I didn’t really enjoy the Highveld too much, but I learnt a lot in my time there, and I think I can bring a lot of those lessons with me to Durban. I wanted to be in an environment where I am going to play a lot more than I did last season.

“My move here was about more playing time and more time on the field and I know that I need to capitalise on the next few years in my career,” he said.

The Dolphins spinners have come to the fore over the past few seasons and have become proven match-winners for the side.

This is a strength of the Dolphins, but Ntini knows that there is still an important role for seamers to play.

“It’s important that the seamers take responsibility with Keshav (Maharaj) with the Proteas most of the time and Subs (Prenenlan Subrayen) also breaking into the national set-up. That gives us seamers the opportunity to stake a claim and make an impact,” he added.

Fitting in and adapting to the Durban lifestyle won’t prove to be difficult for Ntini who has a good relationship with the bulk of the players in the squad.

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