Wiki, Salary, Girlfriend and Personal information of Lungisani Ngidi
Lungisani Ngidi is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual Awards, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year. He made his Test debut against India at Centurion in January 2018.
About/Bio/Wiki of Lungisani True-man Ngidi
Full Name | Lungisani True-man Ngidi |
Nickname(s) | Gentle Giant |
Profession | Cricketer (Right-arm fast Bowler) |
Physicsl State & More
Height |
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Weight |
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Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Body Colour | Fair |
Cricket
International Debut |
ODI- N/A Test- 13 January 2018 against India at Centurion T20- 20 January 2017 against Sri Lanka at Centurion |
Jersey Number |
#22 (South Africa) #22 (Domestic) |
Domestic/State Teams | Northerns, Titans |
Records (main ones) | He is the 23rd South African bowler to have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut, against India in 2018. |
Career Turning Point | His exceptional performance in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup, for which he was named as the Africa T20 Cup player of the year. |
Personal Life
Date of Birth | 29 March 1996 |
Birth Place | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
Nationality | South African |
Hometown | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
School | Hilton College, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal |
College | University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
Religion | Christianity |
Family
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Children |
Son- N/A Daughter- N/A |
Parents |
Father- Jerome Ngidi (An employee in the maintenance department) Mother- Name Not Known |
Siblings |
Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
Favorite Things
Hobbies | Swimming, Playing rugby, Watching football |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Favourite Cricketer |
Batsman- AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle Bowler- Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Tino Best |
Favourite Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Ferrell |
Favourite Actress | Michelle Rodriguez, Megan Fox |
Favourite Musician | Locnville, Miguel, Egypt Dixon, Lexy Panterra, Heavy-K Drumboss |
Favourite TV Shows | The Big Bang Theory, The Crowd Goes Wild, Catherine Tate’s Nan |
Favourite Films | Pain & Gain, Jump Street, A Madea Christmas |
Favourite Footballer(s) | Eden Hazard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andile Jali |
Favourite Football Team | Atlético Madrid |
Net Worth (approx) | $1.2 Million |
Controversies of Lungisani Ngidi:
He doesn’t have any controversies in his career till now.
Does Lungisani Ngidi smoke: Not Known
Does Lungisani Ngidi drink alcohol: Not Known
Some less known facts about Lungisani Ngidi:
- Ngidi belongs to a modest family background as his father, Jerome Ngidi works in the maintenance department at the Kloof Junior School.
- Since his childhood, he has been a bright, obedient and well-disciplined person.
- During his school days, he wanted to be a rugby player, but as he suffered a lot of injuries throughout his school and, to avoid further risk, he dropped the idea of becoming a rugby player and started focusing on cricket.
- He started playing cricket at the age of 13 in the provincial age-group cricket, where he represented the Kwa-Zulu Natal Under-19 team and performed really for them.
- In 2016, he made his first-class debut for the Northerns.
- He was supposed to make his ODI debut in early 2017, but due to an injury on the eve of the match, he was ruled out of the series.
- He made an instant impact on his Test debut in early 2018, as he single-handedly demolished the Indian batting lineup by taking 6/39 at Centurion.
- He is a style freak and always seen smartly dressed in the latest fashion.
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