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ICC World Cup 2019: ‘Desperately want to play the T20 World Cup’, says South African bowler Dwaine Pretorius
Dwaine Pretorius was named the Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling against West Indies which led the Proteas to win.
Dwaine Pretorius claimed three wickets against the Windies and helped the South African team register their second win the tournament. The South African all-rounder who played his second match in the tournament, claimed three wickets and gave away just 25 runs in his 10-over spell with an economy as low as 2.50.
However, after receiving the Man of the Match award on Friday, Dwaine admitted that he desperately wants to play the upcoming T20 World Cup. He also added that he wants to keep himself strong and work on his skills to carve out a niche for himself as the most consistent bowler. He also wished to contribute with the bat as well.
Pretorius who played his first match in the opening match of the tournament against the host was dropped out of the team for the rest of the games and made a brilliant come back in the match against Sri Lanka. He also revealed that whilst he was training before the game, he was asked to not train so hard as he’ll be left with no energy for the game, that’s how he came to know about his inclusion in the playing 11. He mentioned that it is a weird feeling to not be there in the team.
However, he stated that the team never made him and the other players on the bench feel like outsiders, even though in their mind they felt like outsiders because of the lack of opportunities to play.
“I am very happy, very happy that we won and that it was a good victory, not just scratching through,” Pretorius added.
