’It has been a while that I have been out on the field in Proteas colours. Every time I get out on the field for the Proteas I want to make the team proud,’ andileluck19 said ahead of the second ODI tomorrow IREvSA By ZaahierAdams IOLsport
That was the 2019 version of Andile Phehlukwayo. The guy that told his captain David Miller that everything was under control, despite the opposition requiring just 15 runs off the final six balls. And then delivering on his promise to close out a series win.
He wants to be the guy that closes out matches at the end when the pressure makes it almost impossible to breathe. In fact, he has previously even admitted to enjoying the adrenalin rush of knowing the game’s outcome is dependent on him.
Well, there are a myriad of reasons, primarily related to off-field concerns, with Phehlukwayo being among the first Proteas’ to contract Covid-19 back in November ahead of the England series. It took a long while for Phehlukwayo to regain full physical fitness. The sight of him straggling behind the rest of his teammates due to sheer exhaustion on a lap around Boland Park after the second T20I against England shortly after returning from isolation is still fresh in the memory.
But that can only happen if Phehlukwayo pushes out his chest again and delivers the type of performances that everyone knows that he is capable of. It is never going to be about his statistics, but rather him delivering those game-changing moments a little bit more consistently.
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