David Wiese to represent Namibia in T20 World Cup 2021

Former South Africa all-rounder David Wiese is set to represent Namibia in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup, after having qualified by descent as his father was Namibia born. Wiese also spoke about Indian skipper Virat Kohli. The South African shared the dressing room with Kohli during his Indian Premier League stint at the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He stated that the 32-year-old Kohli is obsessive, never settles and continues to strive for more.

“Virat is just obsessive, he wants to be the best and he would not stop until he is the best and that for me, is his biggest quality. He is probably one of the best in the world but he still wants to improve. He is already a legend of the game but that is not good enough for him,” Wiese was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

“He wants to become better; he has got a passion for the game. In training, he would spend hours and hours, working on different things. He is never content; he is always looking to improve,” he added.

David Wiese to represent Namibia in T20 World Cup 2021

Wiese, who has represented South Africa in 6 ODIs and 21 T20Is, is set to represent Namibia in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup, after having qualified by descent as his father was Namibia born.

“Namibia approached me when I had signed Kolpak deal in 2017. My international career was over and I expected to never play international cricket and I had come to terms with that. Namibia approached me, Albie Morkel and Pierre de Bruyn (head coach) asked me will playing for Namibia be something I’ll be interested in? I never thought I’ll ever play international cricket again, so when the opportunity comes around, you would be stupid to not take it. I am thankful to them that they saw value in me,” Wiese said.

Namibia, who will be making their first appearance in the tournament, are placed in Group A of the Qualifying stages alongside Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Ireland. They will kickstart their campaign against Sri Lanka on October 18 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.