Sarel Burger takes over Namibia as Captain – Cricket News Update
According to reports, Namibia’s star batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarel-Francois-Burger-c88808, has been appointed as the national cricket team’s newly found Captain, having been holding the post on an interim basis, during the side’s recent Twenty20 (T20) assignments.
The news was further confirmed by the Chief Executive of Cricket Namibia, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-c60529 McMillan, who stated that with the International Cricket Council (ICC) Global T20 qualification matches just around the corner, it was time for the national side to have some
major, in fact, vital changes on its ranks.
“We are in the middle of the preparation process for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Global T20 qualifiers in March next year. We felt that it is important to make a change early if one was going to be made. I am sure that Sarel will step up to the new role. He has already done
six matches against Kenya, he proved himself to be a very capable man-manager,” said McMillan.
During team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Namibia-c2964, the hosts’ stand-in Skipper, Burger, managed to lead his roster to an imposing 6-2 win, against the African tourists.
Throughout the event, Burger remained to be one of the most causative batters for the team, alongside the tournament’s highest scoring Namibian batters, Louis http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-David-Williams-c51678 – both scoring an impressive tally of 227
and 226 runs respectively, from 8 matches.
As for Burger, the right armed player marked his presence in 6 outings, batting 146 runs from the lot, at an average of 48.66.
However, for the team’s upcoming assignments, McMillan also confirmed that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raymond-van-Schoor-c84385 will be joining Burger as his deputy.
The Chief Executive also lauded the national side’s former Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Williams-c98034, stating that the top order batsman served an imposing stint with the team as their Captain, and has poured in major contribution to the Namibian cricket fraternity.
With some tough tasks ahead of his team, Burger will have to prove his worth as the side’s newly found Captain, having already served a contributing tenure with the roster.
Marking his limited One Day International (ODI) debut with the side in 2003, Burger has played a minor sum of 2 games for the roster, but holds some potential stats under the domestic circle, where the batter has served the team in 36 first-class outings,
batting an impressive total of 1752 runs, including his career best unbeaten tally of 123.
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