Bad boy turned World Cup hero
Jesse Ryder has justified the faith New Zealand team-mates and officials had in him by going from bad boy to World Cup hero, says Neil Reid writing in the Dominion Post .
Nikita Bastian
25-Feb-2013
Jesse Ryder has justified the faith New Zealand team-mates and officials had in him by going from bad boy to World Cup hero, says Neil Reid writing in the Dominion Post.
Cricket Players' Association boss Heath Mills, who has worked closely with the former wild child to save his cricket career, was delighted to see him shine at the World Cup. "He has had his trials and tribulations. But he has kept working hard … he has matured a lot," Mills said … Ryder's manager Aaron Klee said: "It is well-pleasing to see the changes on the field, as well as the changes off the field." Those changes off the field including ditching wild nights out on the town to stay at home and play his favourite computer game – Guitar Hero.
Nikita Bastian is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo