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Lungi Ngidi’s Biography

Lungi Ngidi is a South African cricketer. Lungi Ngidi was born on 29 March 1996. Lungi Ngidi’s birthdate is 29 March 1996. Lungi Ngidi’s full name is Lungisani True-man Nigdi. Lungi Ngidi’s age is 26 years old as of 2022.  Lungi Ngidi’s birthplace is Durban South Africa. Lungi Ngidi's height is 6 Feet 4 Inches. Lungi Ngidi's zodiac sign is Aries.

Lungisani Ngidi a South African professional cricket player who competes for the country's cricket team was born on March 29 1996. He was one of the five Cricketers of the Year in the 2018 South African Cricket Annual Awards. Ngidi won the ODI and T20I cricketer of the year awards in July 2020 at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony.

Ngidi requested that the national team hold a talk about and support the Black Lives Matter movement in South African cricket in July 2020. He also discussed cricket's institutionalized racism. Ngidi noted among other things: I wouldn't mind taking the lead in the team's efforts. Once more everyone is present. Evidently we have discussed it and everyone is aware of what has been happening. But because we're not together right now it's also a challenging (problem). I believe it's difficult to talk about now that we're all apart but once we start playing again we'll address it.

Lungi Ngidi Family and Lungi Ngidi Education

Lungi Ngidi's father is Jerome. Ngidi was raised in Kloof Durban and attended Highbury Preparatory School on a scholarship. Ngidi's father worked in maintenance at a nearby school while his mother worked as a housekeeper. Hilton College School granted Ngidi a scholarship so she could enroll. Ngidi played rugby for Hilton throughout his first three years there before quitting to concentrate on cricket. Neil Johnson a former Zimbabwean all-rounder was Ngidi's coach at Hilton. Ngidi enrolled in the University of Pretoria's Industrial Sociology Bachelor of Social Sciences program after graduating from Hilton.

Lungi Ngidi's Girlfriend

Regarding his relationship status Ngidi's girlfriend is a mystery. The young bowler is committed to his career and is totally focused on his game.

Lungi Ngidi Cricket

Lungi Ngidi was a member of South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) team during their series against Sri Lanka in January 2017. On January 20 2017 he played in his first T20I for South Africa against Sri Lanka the winning player of the match. Ngidi was selected for South Africa's One Day International (ODI) matches against Sri Lanka during the T20I series. He was however unable to play in the ODI series due to an abdominal injury. Ngidi joined South Africa's Test team in January 2018 in preparation for the second Test against India. On January 13 2018 he played in his first Test match for South Africa against India.

In the game he recorded 7/87 including 6/39 in the second innings as South Africa prevailed by 135 runs. He was included in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against India later that month. On February 7 2018 he played against India in his first ODI. Ngidi received a national contract with Cricket South Africa in March 2018 in time for the upcoming 2018–19 season.

He was included in South Africa's team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in April 2019. Ngidi's first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket came on March 4 2020 during the second ODI against Australia.  He took 50 wickets in ODIs for South Africa in the same match making him the team's fastest bowler in terms of matches.

Ngidi was selected for the South African team to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in September 2021. Ngidi's first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 international cricket came against England in the opening game of the series in July 2022.

The Northern cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup contained Ngidi.  He was named the 2016 Africa T20 Cup Player of the Year by Cricket South Africa in July.  He was included in Benoni Zalmi's roster for the inaugural T20 Global League season in August 2017.  However the event was initially delayed to November 2018 by Cricket South Africa in October 2017 and it was then called off. Ngidi was purchased by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction in January 2018.

He was included in the Tshwane Spartans team for the first Mzansi Super League T20 event in October 2018.  He was one of the eight players the International Cricket Council picked to watch in March of that year. Ngidi was named to the Tshwane Spartans team's roster in September 2019 in preparation for the Mzansi Super League competition. He was included in the Northern squad in April 2021 in time for the South African cricket season of 2021–2022. Ngidi was purchased by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League competition in February 2022.

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Lungi Ngidi Controversies

After Andile Phehlukwayo Lungi Ngidi was the second Zulu-speaking player in the South African team. A few years ago Lungi Ngidi encountered harsh criticism from some ex-white South African cricketers for advocating the necessity of kneeling at the start of games in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Lungi Ngidi's Net Worth

The beginning of Lungi Ngidi's career is currently. He remains an important player for the Proteas though and in 2021 his net worth is anticipated to be around $2 million (roughly INR 14 crores).

The three-time IPL champions CSK pay Lungi Ngidi an annual salary of INR 50 lakhs. Ngidi receives a respectable wage from Cricket South Africa (CSA) which centrally contracts players. Lungi Ngidi has worked with some of the major worldwide businesses including Adidas and One Spark to promote their products. Lungi Ngidi purchased himself a lavish home in May 2021. He posted this information on his social media pages where many of his teammates also sent their congratulations.

3 Interesting Facts of Lungi Ngidi

• Ngidi was selected for the ensuing ODI series after a strong T20I campaign. He was forced to withdraw from the series due to an injury to the left abdominal muscular wall. He was then instructed to take a three- to four-week break.
• Lungi Ngidi comes from a low-income household and his father Jerome Ngidi works at the Kloof Junior School's maintenance division. In the eyes of his instructors and coaches Ngidi was an obedient and well-behaved youngster which was commended by his father.
• Lungi Ngidi stated earlier in his career that he wanted to bowl alongside Dale Steyn of South Africa.

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