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12 Facts About Charl Langeveldt

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Charl Kenneth Langeveldt was born on 17 December 1974 and is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who is currently a bowling coach with the Zimbabwe national cricket team.

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Charl Langeveldt was the bowling coach for the national side.

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Charl Langeveldt was born at Stellenbosch in Cape Province and worked as a warder at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre before pursuing his career in cricket.

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In 2005, Charl Langeveldt was Morecambe Cricket Club's professional player; he later returned to the Northern Premier League for the 2007 season with Netherfield Cricket Club.

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In 2008, Charl Langeveldt joined Derbyshire as a Kolpak player, before playing for Kent as an overseas player in the 2011 Friends Life t20.

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Charl Langeveldt played for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League.

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Charl Langeveldt made his Test debut in January 2005 against England at his home ground of Cape Town and took 5 for 46 in the first innings.

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Charl Langeveldt was rewarded with 4 for 21 in the following game at Newlands.

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Charl Langeveldt bowled Ian Bradshaw and Daren Powell before getting Corey Collymore LBW to seal the victory.

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In early 2008, Charl Langeveldt was controversially selected in the Test team for South Africa's tour of India at the expense of the white paceman Andre Nel.

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Charl Langeveldt has had two spells as South Africa's bowling coach.

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Charl Langeveldt was appointed as the bowling coach of Bangladesh national cricket team in July 2019, but moved back to a coaching role with South Africa in December 2019.