A right hip flexor muscle injury didn't just slow down Duanne Oliver, it brought him to a grinding halt in August on the Proteas' tour of England.
“I feel 100% ready,” said Olivier in a familiarly calm, reassuring tone. “It took 10 weeks of hard work. Rehab, stuff like that. It's been frustrating. From a team point of view it has been great because I've spent it here with the team. It is a different story when it comes to game time. You can only put in the hard work,” said the Central Gauteng Lions fast quick.
“I've been working on technical things with my bowling,” he explained. “In a way it was good to get the injury but also in a way sad. It gave me opportunity to work on my bowling technique. I felt I lacked a bit and maybe creating bad habits for myself.Olivier explained on the pacy, bouncier Wanderers surface he tries to bowl fuller but that he needs to do so at speed.
Bowling at terrifying pace has been the currency Olivier has traded in for much of his career. Batters find him a pain in the neck and for much of his time in the Proteas set-up it's been argued he only needs to bowl two lengths near opposite sides of the strip to be successful. “At the end of the day you want to win trophies because you get measured by that. We care about each other. This is my second season at the Lions and it has more of a family feel and that is important to me because it can take you a long way. It was always a dream for me to play here. I enjoy playing here. I think it is the best stadium in the country.”
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