Nandre Burger

Nandre Burger

Full Name

Nandre Burger

Birth Date

August 11, 1995

Other Name

Role

Bowler


Birth Place

Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa

Batting Style

Left-hand Batsman

Bowling Style

Left Arm Fast

IPL Debut

2024


Team

R Royal Rajasthan Royals

Nandre Burger is a South African cricketer who plays for the South African cricket team and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He has described himself as an accidental cricketer as he endured a serendipitous path to cricketing journey.

Early life:

Burger played tennis and squash during his teenage years before switching to cricket. He was already ranked among the top tennis players in the age-group regional tennis championships at the tender age of fifteen. He also competed in squash national championships at the age of 17. However, his squash stint was cut short due to a prolonged persistent back injury layoff and as a result he switched his focus to cricket.

He received a full scholarship to pursue a psychology major at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2014. It was at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he decided to try his luck in cricket and he earned a trial after gaining admission at the university.

Neil Levenson especially worked closely with Burger to rectify technical aspects regarding alignment from the landing foot to the release point. He then received an opportunity to become a net bowler for Highveld Lions in South African domestic competition.

He received his first franchise contract from Cape Cobras during the 2016 – 2017 season, and it was a tough pill to swallow, especially when he was faced with the dilemma of whether to complete his psychology degree or fulfil his cricket ambitions. He made the difficult decision to drop out of his degree as he eventually decided to discontinue his higher studies.

Domestic And IPL Franchise Career:

  • First class debut: for Gauteng in the 2015 – 16 Sunfoil 3 – Day Cup on 11 February 2016
  • T20 debut: for Gauteng in the 2016 – 17 CSA Provincial T20 Challenge on 14 February 2016
  • List A debut: for Gauteng in the 2016 – 17 CSA Provincial One – Day Challenge on 26 February 2017
  • He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017 – 18 CSA Provincial One – Day Challenge tournament for Gauteng, with 19 dismissals in seven matches. He sustained a lumbar stress fracture which kept him out of cricket related activities for over a year until October 2022.
  • On 19 December 2023, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for INR 50 lakh to play in IPL 2024.

International Career:

Nandre Burger made his international debut in all three formats — T20I, ODI, and Test, within 13 days against India in December 2023. He made his debut with figures of 3/50 and 4/33.

  • Test debut: 26 December 2023 for South Africa against India
  • ODI debut: 17 December 2023 for South Africa against India

Major Achievements:

  • He was the leading wicket – taker in the 2017 – 18 CSA Provincial One – Day Challenge tournament for Gauteng, with 19 dismissals in seven matches.

BATTING AND FIELDING

Year Mat Runs HS Avg S/R 100 50 4s 6s
2024 4 0 0
All IPL 4 0 0

BOWLING

Year Mat Ov Runs Wkts Avg Eco Best 4W
2024 4 14 124 6 20.67 8.86 2/29 0
All IPL 4 14 124 6 20.67 8.86 2/29 0

FIELDING STATISTICS

IPL Season Match Catch Taken Stumps
2024 4 2 0
All IPL 4 2 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 1 2 1
Runs Scored 0 8 1
Batting Average 0.00 8.00 1.00
100s / 50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top Score 0 7 1
Balls Bowled 154 148 24
Wickets 7 5 1
Bowling Average 11.85 25.80 39.00
5 Wickets In Innings 0 0 0
10 Wickets In Match 0 0 0
Best Bowling 4/33 3/30 1/39
Catches / Stumpings 1/– 0/— 0/–

NANDRE BURGER’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY

Year Price Team
2024 50 Lakh Rajasthan