How Kirsten's pep talk put Duminy on track
Updated On: 23 January, 2009 06:15 AM IST | | Khalid A-H Ansari
South African Jean Paul Duminy, Australia's chief tormentor in the recently-concluded Test series, got his act together only after an earful from current India coach Kirsten
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South African Jean Paul Duminy, Australia's chief tormentor in the recently-concluded Test series, got his act together only after an earful from current India coach Kirsten
A stern reprimand by current Indian coach Gary Kirsten led to South African sensation Jean Paul Duminy mending his profligate ways and concentrating on what promises to be a starry career.
"You've got more talent in your little finger than I have in my entire body," Kirsten a former South African opening batsman, reportedly said by way of castigation to the exciting Proteas all-rounder early in his career when he was trying to emulate the rakish lifestyle of Herschelle Gibbs, his childhood hero.
Gibbs missed the recent Test series against Australia as the result of suspension for racial vilification of Pakistani fans.
A stern reprimand by current Indian coach Gary Kirsten led to South African sensation Jean Paul Duminy mending his profligate ways and concentrating on what promises to be a starry career."You've got more talent in your little finger than I have in my entire body," Kirsten a former South African opening batsman, reportedly said by way of castigation to the exciting Proteas all-rounder early in his career when he was trying to emulate the rakish lifestyle of Herschelle Gibbs, his childhood hero.
Gibbs missed the recent Test series against Australia as the result of suspension for racial vilification of Pakistani fans.
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Makhaya Ntini jokes with teammate Jean-Paul Duminy (left) during a training session ahead of the second Test between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad in April last year. file pic/AFP Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
