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Lonwabo Lennox Tsotsobe

After a couple of consistent seasons for the Chevrolet Warriors at franchise level Lopsy Tsotsobe made his international debut in both T20 and ODI cricket in the series in Australia in 2009 and was an instant success, taking 4/50 on debut in the 50 overs format at Perth.

He has since established himself as a regular choice at ODI level and took his all-round game to a new level in 2010 when he regularly represented the Proteas’ Castle Lager squad in all formats, making his Test debut in the West Indies.

He recently returned the most economical figures ever for the Proteas’ in the T20 format, taking 2/11 in 4 overs against Australia.

He has a remarkable record in ODIs taking 52 wickets in 28 matches which is the joint eighth fastest of all time to this mark. His career strike rate of 26 is the best in the history of the game.

During his most recent home series against India, Australia and Sri Lanka he has taken 26 wickets in 12 matches.

The Indian series saw him taking back-to-back four-wicket hauls at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead and the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium – something that only Shaun Pollock has achieved before. He is currently the No. 1 ranked bowler in ODI cricket.

He is a genuine tail-ender but he achieved the distinction of hitting the winning boundary in the final ODI in the West Indies in 2010 to clinch a nail-biting one-wicket victory.