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Bjorn Fortuin Proteas & Highveld Lions Cricketer
1. Where were you born and what schools did you attend? Paarl boys high in the Western Cape. 2. Do you come from a sporting background? I do, my entire family from my mom’s side played provincial tennis as well as indoor cricket. 3. What other sports did you do at school? A bit of rugby (till I realized that I’m way too small), soccer and hockey at university.
previous season & constantly pushing for higher international honours. 7. You have recently been included in the Proteas squad, what does your cricket schedule look like for the next season? This season would be quite different than usual, the Covid-19 pandemic has shortened our season quite dramatically, meaning less games in each format. For now we are focused on the defense of our 4-day franchise cup title as well as competing for limited overs titles in the New Year.
4. When did you realize that cricket was the sport you want to take further? 8. You’ve made your international debut in I knew from quite young that it was my both T20 and ODI’s, what were your first dream, but the latter years in high school was impressions of international cricket? where I felt I could excel. Incredible! Especially making my debut in the 5. Who has been the most influential person cricket world. I love India and it is one of my in your cricket career and why? fondest experiences. Definitely the ultimate Shakri Conrad, high performance coach and technical and mental test. current SA U/19 coach. Geoffrey Toyana, former Lions coach. 6. With a lot of big achievements early in your career like the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge t ournament and being named the CSA T20 Challenge Player of the Season last year, what keeps you motivated? Improving my performance from the
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9. What are your short and long term goals? Short term – help my franchise defend our titles and put in match winning performances. Long term – become a consistent member of the Proteas side. 10. Would test cricket be a goal of yours? Definitely part of my long term goals but a lot of work and performance is needed.
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