http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LL-Tsotsobe-c1842 keen to regain his place in the Test team – Cricket News
South Africa’s left-arm fast bowler, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, is keen to regain his place in the Test team and is also working hard to increase his bowling speed.
Having performed exceptionally well at the domestic level, the 29-year-old cricketer made his way to international cricket in 2009 and he has been a permanent member of the South African limited-overs squad since
then. Tsotsobe earned the selectors’ confidence in the longer format of the game a year later and made his Test debut during the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
The left-arm seamer understands that Proteas are presently the number one ranked Test team in the world and there is an obvious competition for places. The cricketer from Port Elizabeth is satisfied with his
performances in the 50-overs format but he wants to prove his worth in Test cricket.
"I was recognised in the four-day format first and that's how I got my opportunity in the one-day team. But I want to be part of the Test side as well, especially because it's the best team in the world. I think
I have enough time to prove what I am capable of. I want to prove to myself that I can do it," Tsotsobe said.
The seamer’s critics are of the opinion that he lacks pace, which is extremely important to be successful at the ultimate level of the game. Tsotsobe revealed that he is working hard to enhance his bowling speed.
He added, “I also want to get my speed up so that I am consistently bowling around the 140kph mark. At the moment I bowl in the late 120s and mid-130s.”
Tsotsobe has picked up just nine wickets in five Tests at a below par bowling average of almost 50 runs per wicket, which is not acceptable for a specialist bowler. In the 43 One Day Internationals (ODIs) that
the left-armer has played, he has grabbed 73 victims at a very healthy average of 23.05 runs per wicket.
Taking into account the fact that South Africa’s next assignment in Test cricket is scheduled in October, the new ball bowler has time to prove his credentials by doing well in the shorter formats.
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