Lance Klusener says he is a big fan of MS Dhoni

Sep 8, 2016 at 3:47 PM

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Lance Klusener  says he is a big fan of MS Dhoni

Former South African allrounder Lance Klusener is in India as a coach of the Lyca Kovai Kings in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). Under Klusener’s coaching Kovai Kings have won three matches out of four.

Klausner said Indian limited over captain MS Dhoni is his favourite batsman as ”performing consistently for over 10 years is no joke And moreover, he is doing the same job (finishing) which I used to do for my team back then.”

Cricket fans around the world  can’t forget Klusener for his 1999 World Cup performance. He received the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance.

Talking about his interest in the Tamil Nadu Premier League the South African allrounder, who has been with the Zimbabwe team, said,

“I thought it was a good opportunity for myself and my career, but I also thought that it was a good chance to work with the youngsters, promising youngsters, which I really enjoy. It’s just a whole combination of factors and yeah, I really like coming to India as well.”

He was also asked about the role as a coach of a franchise side and a national team side like Zimbabwe. The hero of 1996 Kolkata Test said,

“International cricket is different from franchise-based cricket because there is enormous pressure when it comes to the International cricket, the pressure of having a whole nation depending on a team. Whereas in franchise-based cricket, we pick players from different regions and different communities. It might not be the same with TNPL, but franchise-based cricket as a whole. At the end of the day, I want the players to bond well and gel well together.”

Recently, the Australian team was humiliated against Sri Lanka at the island. The Aussies failed to play the spin of Rangena Herath.  So what a player should keep in mind before playing in the Indian subcontinent?  Klusener replied,

“Yeah, it is tough. Playing a quality spinner on a turning track is liking playing a seamer on a seaming track. You need to sometimes make sure that you are not losing wickets regularly, especially in T20 cricket and set yourself for a phase in which the bowling team is forced to bowl full. It’s always important to have some sort of plan before going out to face the spinners in this kind of pitches.”

Meanwhile, he was asked about his favourite moment of his career, he said that 1999 World Cup is his favourite moment and Kolkata Test where he has taken 8 for 64.

”As a cricketer, there are a lot of instances, certainly my debut (against India at Calcutta in which he picked up 8-64) and the 1999 World Cup (Klusener was awarded the Player of the tournament).”

In the 1999 World Cup Klusener has taken 17 wickets and scored  250 runs. His power hitting down the batting order has taken the cricket fans by storm.

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