Nandre Burger (born 11 August 1995) is a South Africancricketer who plays for theSouth African cricket team andWestern Province in South African domestic cricket.^[1][2] He has described himself as an accidental cricketer as he endured a serendipitous path to cricketing journey.

Burger played tennis and squash during his teenage years before switching to cricket. He was already ranked among the top tennis players in the age-group regional tennis championships at the tender age of fifteen. He also competed in squash national championships at the age of 17. However, his squash stint was cut short due to a prolonged persistent back injury layoff and as a result he switched his focus to cricket.^[3] He even developed ambitions to be playing atATP Tour when he began seriously compromising himself about taking tennis as his career pathway.^[4]

He received a full scholarship to pursue psychology major at theUniversity of the Witwatersrand in 2014. It was at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he decided to try his luck in cricket and he earned a trial after gaining admission at the university.^[4] He was coached by Neil Levenson at his university, under whom he received guidance and learned the skillsets.^[5] Neil Levenson especially worked closely with Burger to rectify technical aspects regarding alignment from the landing foot to the release point. Burger has told that cricket has always been his backup option after academics.^[6] He then received an opportunity to become a net bowler forHighveld Lions in South African domestic competition.

He received his first franchise contract fromCape Cobras during the 2016–2017 season, and it was a tough pill to swallow, especially when he was faced with the dilemma of whether to complete his psychology degree or fulfill his cricket ambitions. He made the difficult decision to drop out of his degree as he decided to discontinue his higher studies and left Johannesburg immediately to move to Cape Town as his Cape Cobras contract meant he should be readily available in Cape Town.^[3]

He made hisfirst-class debut forGauteng in the 2015–16Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 11 February 2016.^[7] He made his T20 debut for Gauteng in the 2016-17CSA Provincial T20 Challenge on 14 February 2016.^[8] He made hisList A debut for Gauteng in the2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 26 February 2017.^[9]

He was the leading wicket-taker in the2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Gauteng, with 19 dismissals in seven matches.^[10] In July 2018, he was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad.^[11] In September 2018, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the2018 Africa T20 Cup.^[12] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in six matches.^[13] He joinedCape Town Blitz side as an injury replacement toAnrich Nortje for the latter stages of the2018 Mzansi Super League.^[14]

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for theNelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.^[15] In April 2021, he was named inWestern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.^[16] He sustained a lumbar stress fracture which kept him out of cricket related activities for over a year until October 2022.

On 19 December 2023, he was bought byRajasthan Royals for 50 lakhrupees to play inIPL 2024.^[17]

In January 2021, he was named in South Africa'sTwenty20 International (T20I) squad for their seriesagainst Pakistan.^[18] Following his selection for South Africa's T20I squad against Pakistan in January 2021, Nandre Burger made his international debut in all three formats—T20I, ODI, and Test—within 13 days againstIndia in December 2023.^[19] He made his debut with figures of 3/50 and 4/33.^[20]

In March 2024, he earned his first national contract from Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2024–25 season.^[21][22] In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in South Africa’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[23]

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