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born 1997 South Africa
Kyle Verreynne (born 12 May 1997) is a South African professional cricket batter and wicket-keeper who represents the South Africa national team and Western Province. He also plays for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship.
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I'm sort of in between the two at the moment.
It doesn't always work out like that, but it's definitely something that I've been quite good at doing.
As a professional sportsman, you want to play games with meaning behind them
Someone who tries to figure out ways to go about things in different conditions.
And his willingness to allow guys to be who they are.
My teammates know that if the pressure's on or something needs to be done, I'll always put my hand up.
But since the start of my time in Nottingham, people have slowly converted me to a [Nottingham] Forest man.
I think it brings the best out of me, and I think it's a trait not a lot of people have.
We don’t play much red-ball cricket back home but I love this format, so the opportunity to play it more is very attractive.
It's not that keeping is something I do on the side, but I don't see it as something that gets me into the team.
But give them a Duke ball in English conditions and it's a nightmare.
There’s so much history here and everyone speaks to highly of it, it’s exciting to be here and even just chatting to the members every morning has been really nice.
People have short memories sometimes. I'm always going to back our players for an extended period because they've served us really well.
Some guys, if I had to keep to them in Australia or South Africa, it would be a breeze. You could almost do the job with your eyes closed.
It's not being arrogant or seeking the limelight. When there are things to be achieved or pressure situations need to be dealt with, I like to take that responsibility.
But then you have an honest look and you say 27 at Test level is not good enough, whether that makes you the best in the team or not.
We've got a good relationship now. He's very straight and to the point. You're not going to agree with coaches all the time, but I've always appreciated his honesty.
I was a bit nervous as playing county cricket is something I’ve wanted to do for a while. With the result against Surrey, all-in-all it’s been a good first week-and-a-half for me personally.
I'd like to think I get into the team because of my batting. But I take my keeping seriously, and that does help.
I see myself as someone who's not great technically, but more of a mental problem-solver
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