IPL 2021: Nortje praises Pant’s game sense, says DC skipper can project what’s going to happen next

Nortje,
world’s
fastest
bowler
missed
out
on
the
first
phase
of
IPL
due
to
an
injury.

The
match
against
Sunrisers
Hyderabad,
where
he
got
2/12,
was
the
first
game
that
he
played
under
Pant’s
captaincy.

“It’s
difficult
to
say
just
after
one
game.
But
all
in
all,
he
is
good
in
understanding
the
game
from
what
I
have
seen.
He
is
a
keeper
as
well
and
sees
things
differently,”
Nortje
said
ahead
of
Capitals’ game
against
Rajasthan
Royals.

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“He
has
got
a
good
eye
of
what’s
going
to
happen
in
the
game,
and
that’s
really
nice
having
that
especially
as
a
captain.

“The
simple
things
like
being
good
with
angles
and
where
fielders
need
to
be
placed,
projecting
what’s
going
to
happen,
really
nice
having
him
at
the
back,”
Nortje
said
of
his
new
skipper
having
played
under
Shreyas
Iyer
last
time.

Without
an
iota
of
doubt,
Nortje
is
currently
the
fastest
bowler
in
world
cricket
and
has
bowled
the
top
eight
fastest
deliveries
of
the
IPL
which
includes
a
lot
of
150
plus
thunderbolts.

The
highest
recorded
speed
this
IPL
has
been
151.71
kmph.

“I
don’t
think
about
bowling
speeds
on
the
field
but
I
do
think
about
it
when
I
am
doing
my
strength
training.
High
speed
is
not
something
I
search
for
on
the
field.
I
just
try
to
hit
the
right
lengths
while
bowling
during
a
game.”

Having
Kagiso
Rabada
as
a
new
ball
partner
has
also
helped
him
as
their
relation
has
become
stronger
over
the
years.

“KG
learnt
quite
a
lot.
We
are
quite
comfortable
with
each
other
and
our
relation
has
grown
as
we
get
along
well.

“We
chat
simple
stuff,
like
getting
on
top
of
off-stump,
cliches,
just
about
finding
how
to
do
it,
knowing
what
you
say
to
each
other,
building
on
it.
How
he
bowls
in
certain
situations
in
certain
wickets,”
Nortje
cited
the
advantages
of
having
Rabada
in
his
corner.

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When
asked
about
his
experience
of
working
with
head
coach
Ricky
Ponting,
Nortje
said,
“I
love
his
chats
and
he
breaks
things
down
very
nicely
and
makes
everything
easy
to
understand.”

“He’s
quite
clear
on
what
he
wants.
I
am
trying
to
learn
as
much
as
possible
from
him.
We
enjoy
working
with
him
and
hopefully,
we
can
grow
as
a
unit
with
him.”

Asked
if
he
has
shared
some
tricks
of
the
trade
with
young
fast
bowler
Avesh
Khan,
the
Proteas
speedster
was
waxed
eloquent
about
the
Indian’s
yorkers.

“Some
of
us
have
been
looking
at
how
Avesh
is
landing
his
yorkers
and
how
he
has
been
going
about
things.
He
has
been
so
good
for
us.

“It
was
especially
nice
to
see
him
land
his
yorkers
in
the
first
half
of
the
season
in
India.
It’s
been
so
nice
to
see
him
progress
as
a
bowler.”