Lungisani True-man Ngidi was born on 29 March 1996 and is a South African professional cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team.
17 Facts About Lungi Ngidi
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In July 2020, Ngidi was named both ODI and T20I cricketer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony.
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Lungi Ngidi was raised in Kloof, Durban and received a scholarship to attend Highbury Preparatory School.
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Lungi Ngidi was included in the Northerns cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.
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In January 2018, Lungi Ngidi was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction.
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In September 2019, Lungi Ngidi was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.
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In February 2022, Lungi Ngidi was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.
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In January 2017 Lungi Ngidi was included in South Africa's Twenty20 International squad for their series against Sri Lanka.
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Lungi Ngidi made his T20I debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 20 January 2017 and was awarded man of the match.
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In January 2018, Lungi Ngidi was added to South Africa's Test squad ahead of the second Test against India.
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Lungi Ngidi made his Test debut for South Africa against India on 13 January 2018.
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Lungi Ngidi made his ODI debut against India on 7 February 2018.
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On 4 March 2020, in the second ODI against Australia, Lungi Ngidi took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.
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In September 2021, Lungi Ngidi was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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In July 2022, in the first match of the series against England, Lungi Ngidi took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket.
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In July 2020, Lungi Ngidi called on the national team to have a discussion about the Black Lives Matter movement in South African cricket, and for the team to support the movement.
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Lungi Ngidi's comments garnered opposing views and criticism from former Proteas Rudi Steyn, Pat Symcox and Boeta Dippenaar.