Who is Lungi Ngidi?
Lungi Ngidi is a South African cricket player, best known for representing the country’s national cricket team.
He is a natural-born athlete with his weight and height being favourable.
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So, how old is Ngidi?
Find out this and much more in his interesting life story.
Lungi Ngidi profile summary
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Lungi Ngidi biography
Who is the father of Lungi Ngidi?
The athlete was born to Jerome Ngidi (father) and Bongi Ngidi (Lungi Ngidi’s mother).
Lungi Ngidi parents were commoners who could not afford cricket kits and batting equipment.
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His mother used to work as a domestic worker while the dad used to do the local schools maintenance.
He grew up in the suburbs of Kloof together with 3 older brothers.
Back in 2015 at the age of 19 years, the Gentle Giant bought his parents a house.
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Unfortunately, Lungi Ngidi father, his biggest fan died in 2018.
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What school did Lungi Ngidi go to?
Lungi has been the recipient of two scholarships.
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Before Highbury, he studied at Kloof Junior Primary School in Kloof, Durban, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
He was trained by none other than Neil Johnson, who once coached Zimbabwe.
Unfortunately, he could not compete in the ODI series because of an abdominal injury.
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His talent attracted the Chennai Super Kings who acquired his services during the January 2018 IPL auction.
His salary from international cricket is $4500.
His total net worth is approximately $1.2 million.
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In that match, he became SAs fastest bowler to get 50 ODI wickets.
He also set a record for his career of 6/58, and in the process helped dump out Australia.
All it takes is hard work and the rest will fall in place.
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The future is bright indeed for SA.
She has a BSc.
She loves traveling and checking out new restaurants.
Her email address is jedidahtabalia@gmail.com
