South African twins at nets to help India prepare for 3rd test

Dubai: South African twin brothers, Duan and Marco Jansen, were “more than happy” to bowl to the Indian team at nets in Johannesburg, ahead of the third and final Test beginning on Wednesday. 

“Both are students of my school (Potchefstroom) and they are promising all-rounders,” school coach Wian Lubber said. 

“We had received a request from the local club, NorthWest Cricket, to send net bowlers for the India team and the talented brothers were sent because they are hard-working and talented,” the coach added. 

Marco, younger to Duan Jansen by 15 minutes, said: “It is an amazing feeling to know that I had bowled to the best batsman (Virat Kohli) in the world and I really feel honoured to bowl to him and the rest of the team.”

“I knew I was helping our opponents but it didn’t bother me because for me it was an opportunity to bowl against my idols and to do that was a great privilege to me as a cricketer,” he signed off.