Namibia have announced their squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and would be looking to upset a few teams and put on a resounding performance in West Indies and USA.
The African nation will be playing their 3rd T20 World Cup and would be keen on applying their learnings and takeaways from the previous 2 T20 World Cups. The good and positive thing for them should be that this is the 3rd successive time that they have qualified for the marquee event.
Gerhard Erasmus is the captain of Namibia in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and their star batter Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton has been excluded from the side as he is going through disciplinary proceedings.
In this article, we take a look at 3 players to watch out for in the Namibia squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024:
1. David Wiese
Star all-rounder David Wiese will be a key player to watch out for in the Namibia squad. He has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well and knows how to adapt to pressure and deliver the goods with perfection and expertise.
He is the 5th highest wicket-taker of Namibia in the history of this format and has bagged 30 wickets with an exceptional economy of 6.87.
2. Bernard Scholtz
The leading wicket-taker of Namibia in this format, Bernard Scholtz will be leading the bowling stocks for the African side in this prestigious tournament in West Indies and USA.
Scholtz has taken 64 wickets in 58 matches and has a best bowling performance of 4/12 in this format.
3. Gerhard Erasmus
The captain of the side, Gerhard Erasmus, will be another vital cog in the wheels of the Namibian squad for this marquee event in USA and West Indies. Erasmus has 43 wickets under his belt in the T20I format and is extremely effective against teams which boast of a lot of left-handed batters.
Erasmus has also amassed 1549 runs in the T20I format and has an average of 34.4. He made his debut for Namibia way back in 2019 and since then, he has been an integral part of the side.
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