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Introduction
Lungi Ngidi is a South African professional cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual Awards, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year. In July 2020, Ngidi was named both ODI and T20I cricketer of the year at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards ceremony.
Early life
| Name | Lungi Ngidi |
| Net Worth | $4 million |
| Occupation | Cricketer |
| Height | 1.93m |
| Age | 25 years |
| Wife name | Pending |
Lungisani Ngidi was born on March 29, 1996 (age 25 years) in Kloof, Durban, South Africa. He is the son of Jerome Ngidi and Bongi Ngidi. Lungi received a scholarship to attend Highbury Preparatory School. While growing up, Ngidi’s mother Bongi was a domestic worker and his father Jerome Ngidi was a maintenance worker at a local school.
Ngidi received a scholarship to attend Hilton College School. During his first three years at Hilton, Ngidi represented Hilton at rugby before he stopped to focus on cricket. While at Hilton, Ngidi was coached by the former Zimbabwe all-rounder Neil Johnson. After graduating from Hilton, Ngidi enrolled in a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Industrial Sociology at the University of Pretoria.
Career
Lungi Ngidi was included in the Northerns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In July 2016 Cricket South Africa named him as the Africa T20 Cup player of the year. In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi’s squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being canceled soon after.
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Ngidi was named in Tshwane Spartans’ squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament in October 2018. In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament.
In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In April 2021, he was named in Northerns’ squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.
International career
Lungi Ngidi was included in South Africa’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad IN January 2017 for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 20 January 2017 and was awarded man of the match. During the T20I series, Ngidi was named in South Africa’s squad for their One Day International (ODI) matches against Sri Lanka. However, he was ruled out of the ODI series because of an abdominal injury.
Ngidi was included in South Africa’s Test squad ahead of the second Test against India in January 2018. He made his Test debut for South Africa against India on 13 January 2018. He returned figures of 7/87 in the match, including 6/39 in the second innings, as South Africa won by 135 runs. Later the same month, he was named in South Africa’s One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against India. He made his ODI debut against India on 7 February 2018.
In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction for ₹50 lakhs ($78,650). In March 2018, Cricket South Africa awarded Ngidi a national contract, ahead of the 2018–19 season. In April 2019, he was named to South Africa’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
On 4 March 2020, in the second ODI against Australia, Ngidi took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket. In the same match, he became the fastest bowler for South Africa, in terms of matches, to take 50 wickets in ODIs, doing so in his 26th game. In September 2021, Ngidi was named to South Africa’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Activism
In July 2020, 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. He also addressed institutionalized racism in cricket. Ngidi said he would not mind taking the lead in the team’s efforts, and stated, among other things: “We’re all together again in person. We obviously have spoken about it and everyone’s aware of what’s been going on. But it’s also currently a difficult issue because we’re not together. I think it’s something that’s hard to discuss when we’re all still separated, but once we get back to play, we’ll address it”.
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His comments garnered opposing views and criticism from former Proteas Rudi Steyn, Pat Symcox, and Boeta Dippenaar. At least 30 former Proteas, all players of color, along with five coaches, released a collective statement, showing support for Lungi Ngidi and the BLM movement while urging Cricket South Africa to “be unequivocal about its position and to make sure the problem is confronted”.
Wife
Lungi Ngidi is currently single and not married. His wife or girlfriend is unknown to the general public and has no children. However, he stands with an appealing height and has a good bodyweight that suits his personality.
Lungi Ngidi net worth
How much is Lungi Ngidi worth? Lungi Ngidi’s net worth is estimated at around $4 million. His main source of income is from his career as a cricketer. Ngidi’s successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential cricketers in South Africa.