Delhi: South Africa’s explosive wicket-keeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen, during a recent interview, revealed the name of the bowler whom he considers the most dangerous. While talking to Geo Cinema, Klaasen revealed that he finds India’s Jasprit Bumrah to be the toughest bowler compared to Australia’s Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi.
Klaasen did a feat which no South African batsman could do.
Klaasen said that he considers Bumrah’s bowling to be the most dangerous. Bumrah started his international career in January 2016 and since then he is known for his excellent performances in all formats. The right-arm pacer is the only bowler to date to achieve the ICC No. 1 bowling ranking in all three formats of the game. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, Bumrah also won the Player of the Tournament award by taking 15 wickets in 8 matches. Apart from this, Klaasen has described Suryakumar Yadav as the ‘Greatest of All Time’ (GOAT) of T20 cricket.
Heinrich Klaasen’s career
Heinrich Klaasen, who was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 23 crore, has so far scored 4929 runs in 220 T20 matches in his career, which includes 2 centuries and 31 half-centuries. In T20 International cricket, Klaasen has scored 980 runs in 55 matches and has also scored 5 half-centuries.
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Who is Heinrich Klaasen?
Heinrich Klaasen is a legendary wicketkeeper batsman of South Africa, who is known for his ability to hit sixes.
How has been Heinrich Klaasen’s T20 career?
Heinrich Klaasen, who was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 23 crore, has so far scored 4929 runs in 220 T20 matches in his career, which includes 2 centuries and 31 half-centuries. In T20 International cricket, Klaasen has scored 980 runs in 55 matches and has also scored 5 half-centuries.
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