Duminy is no one-hit wonder
Rob Houwing, writing on Sport 24 , says JP Duminy is over the 'difficult second album syndrome' he suffered after making a major name for himself on South Africa’s momentous tour of Australia two years ago.
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
Rob Houwing, writing on Sport 24, says JP Duminy is over the 'difficult second album syndrome' he suffered after making a major name for himself on South Africa’s momentous tour of Australia two years ago.
Just as pleasing has been the way Duminy responded to his rush of blood in the Bullring: by knuckling down for three meaningful scores on the trot at the key business end of the series when the Proteas came from behind to win 3-2. It is interesting to note that he faced all of 175 balls over the course of those three knocks at Newlands, St George’s Park and SuperSport Park and only recorded six boundaries. Yet his strike rates remained excellent, especially on the first two occasions – 88 in the innings of 52 and 98 in the score of 71 not out. Duminy is probably as good as anyone in the ODI game at present at “working the ball around from the off”, as they say, and running purposefully between the wickets.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo