andre nel Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
andre nel is a cricketer(sportsman) from South Africa. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Andre Nel
Born
July 15, 1977, Germiston, Transvaal
Age
46 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Other
Coach
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 36 | 79 | 2 | 1 |
Inn | 42 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
Runs | 337 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
Avg | 9.91 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SR | 46.1 | 76.51 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
HS | 34 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
NO | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
6s | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 36 | 79 | 2 | 1 |
Inn | 69 | 76 | 2 | 1 |
Balls | 7630 | 3801 | 48 | 18 |
Runs | 3919 | 2935 | 42 | 31 |
Wkt | 123 | 106 | 2 | 1 |
BBI | 32 / 6 | 45 / 5 | 19 / 2 | 31 / 2 |
BBM | 88 / 10 | 45 / 5 | 19 / 2 | 31 / 2 |
Eco | 3.08 | 4.63 | 5.25 | 10.33 |
Avg | 31.86 | 27.69 | 21.0 | 31.0 |
5W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- South Africa
- Easterns
- Essex
- Lions
- Mumbai Indians
- Northamptonshire
- Southern Rocks
- Surrey
- Titans
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Nel came into prominence during the 2001 domestic season. He gave early warning signs of his lethal bowling when he struck down his bowling hero, Allan Donald, with a bouncer. When Donald was forced to leave the field, Nel burst into tears, but he was only following the orders of coach Ray Jennings who had advised him to target Donald.
Having established a formidable reputation, Nel came into his own during the home series against the West Indies in 2003-04. He picked up 22 wickets in the four Tests, including his first five wicket haul at Cape Town. He established himself in the South African bowling line-up but a back injury curtailed his progress. He returned for the fifth and final Test against England at Centurion in 2004-05 and picked up 6/81 as South Africa failed to level the series.
His crowning glory in the year 2005 was his maiden 10 wicket haul. He achieved it against the West Indies at Bridgetown. After Lara blazed away with 176, Nel put on a bowling display that left the West Indies stunned. His match haul of 10/88 helped South Africa win the series and he had the money on Brian Lara. He had dismissed him eight times in Tests but the tour ended on a sour note when he was found guilty of smoking marijuana.
On the tour to Australia in 2005-06, he picked up 14 wickets in three matches, but he was subject to racial abuse from the crowd during the Melbourne Test. He became the 11th South African to take 100 wickets in Tests. From that point on, his returns were meagre. He struggled in the home series against Australia and he was at the receiving end of a Sreesanth dance during the India series after he raised questions about his courage. After a good show in the 2007 World Cup, where he picked up 5/45 against Bangladesh, Nel faded away from the scene. After a stint with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, Nel moved from Titans to the Lions team in 2008-09 before penning a three year deal with Surrey.
Andre Nel retired from international cricket on 25th March 2009 but continued playing first class cricket.
ControversyNel had an extra martial affair with Jelena Kultiasova when he was playing County cricket in England. In October 2010, he tried to commit suicide as three more women came up and told that he had slept with them.
By Siddharth Vishwanathan
As of April 2014
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Andre Nel was a muscular, bludgeoning fast bowler who belied his conservative Afrikaans upbringing by amassing one of South African cricket's most chequered disciplinary records.
Nel was tipped from an early age as a future international and he first made the headlines in February 2001, when he felled his hero Allan Donald with a fierce bouncer in a domestic first-class match - and burst into tears when Donald was forced to leave the field. Later that year Nel was one of five South African players found guilty of smoking marijuana during the tour of the West Indies. And he was sent home from an A tour of Australia in 2003 after being found to be driving under the influence of alcohol.
He finally established himself as a permanent member of the Test team during the home series against West Indies in 2003-04 - and was only in trouble once, for making gestures to Chris Gayle.
Nel came into his own during South Africa's tour of Australia at the end of 2005, where he was an intimidating presence with 14 wickets and an attacking mindset. However, during a return series at home, he took only six wickets, and was involved in a heated argument with Adam Gilchrist in the second Test after being slammed for runs.
Nel chipped in with wickets and more than a mouthful of words and cheeky grins against India at home in 2006-07, but will probably be remembered most from the Test series for being at the receiving end of a big six and a famous impromptu dance from Indian bowler Sreesanth. New secured a place in the 2007 World Cup squad but wasn't a certainty on the final team sheet. However, his spells against England and Bangladesh showed what he brought to the attack and his commitment was never questioned.
With South Africa settling on a young fast-bowling attack, led by Dale Steyn, opportunities were increasingly limited and Nel announced his international retirement in March 2009.