Makhaya Ntini - A Hostile Gentleman

- Karthik Narayan

Hostility in bowling was a term losing its name, what with the speed merchants such as Waqar, Wasim, and Donald resigning from their Reign as Top Speed Gunners, till a small boy arrived on the scene from the Border region of South Africa. Picking yourself up after falling is something associated with people with good spirit. Makhaya Ntini is one of those rare Generation X cricketers with an attitude for Life, and aggression to the max.

Enthusiasm is a word to be associated with this cricketer; in fact I haven’t seen any bowler really run back to his run up and get ready to hurl yet another great delivery at the batsman. Ntini is so full of energy that is so positive and shows very much in his bowling as he bowls those searing seamers and and I-wanna-Keep-You-Interested-Bouncers not to mention the Piercing Yorkers now and then. One might say hostility is his middle name!  Read More

• Proteas dominate after an abject surrender of 76 all out from India

• Pak lose series after hara-kiri from batsmen

• Pak fightback after getting bowled out for 157 in the decider

• India blown away by Makhaya's pace

• South Africa bounce back with an all round show

• SA have the better of India on a truncated day

• Boucher, Kemp and Ntini take SA into the Semis

• Fiery spells from Ntini and Steyn puts SA in the lead

• Hostile Makhaya wrecks the Kiwis with yet another fifer

• Ntini out of the third test
   

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