'Amazed' net bowlers aspire to emulate stars
The Morning Standard|February 15, 2023
TJAART Van Der Walt, along with Pieter Beuks, a fellow Stellenbosch University student, and a couple of Boland agegroup female cricketers, had just finished bowling to the Indian batters for over 30 minutes at the Maties Oval nets in Stellenbosch. As they walked away from the nets, they wanted to take pictures with the players but had no clue who was who.
GOMESH S
'Amazed' net bowlers aspire to emulate stars

In fact, it is something they had struggled with throughout their time as net bowlers with the teams that trained at Maties Oval during the T20 World Cup. And being cricketers themselves, they knew enough to not disturb the players during their preparations.

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