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Jean-Paul Duminy, often shortened to JP Duminy, (born
Duminy is a successful batsman generally occupying the top or middle order, and a skilled fielder. He became known during the South African under-19s tour to England in 2003 and in the 2003-04 domestic season, where he averaged over 72 two years after breaking into South Africa's Western Province side. Though he bowls less frequently in One Day Internationals, he has also found success with the ball, making his One Day International debut in 2004 against
Replacing injured vice-captain Ashwell Prince, Duminy made his Test debut against Australia at the WACA in Perth on December 17, 2008, scoring 50 not out in the second innings by hitting the winning runs in the match after putting on an unbroken century partnership with AB de Villiers. His performance was lauded by numerous critics, including Peter Roebuck. In the next Test match, beginning on Boxing Day, Duminy combined with the tailenders to score his maiden Test century of 166.
As far as the Indian Premier League is concerned, JP is slated to play for the Mumbai Indians. He was bought for a whopping $ 950,000 in the auction held in
Dude, isn't $950K too much for some one who does not have an IPL experience?
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We're hoping MI bags it this time... the bowling department is a lot stronger this season.
ReplyDelete"I never dreamt I was worth so much" said Duminy on hearing that he had been up-scaled from $300,000 to a grand $950k so you’re definitely not the only one who thinks he was a tad bit expensive.
Our team here did a lot of research on him when there were rumours of him coming down to play for the Indians and even though the $950k seemed like a lot Duminy has recently proved that he is a consistent middle-order batsman, something that lacked in his early performances. Whether he has IPL experience or not is not as much of a concern as him getting acclimatized to the pitches and the weather.
His T20 record so far:
M:8
I:8
NO:1
Runs:235
HS:78
Ave:33.57
SR:146.87
100:0
50:2
We honestly believe that last year's performance was evidence of the fact that we lacked a strong middle order. Until Surya got going upfront we looked weak and couldn't finish off games- remember the second leg against Punjab that we just crumbled after a good start to lose by 1 run? That one match would have put us through to the next round. Duminy will definitely play a vital role in holding up one end and carrying the team to the finish line.
If our words aren't enough to change your opinion, the fact that Sachin, Pollock and Zaheer told Nita Ambani to "buy him at any cost" means there is more to him than what meets the eye.
Cheers,
Viraj.