Marco Jansen

At 2.06 metres tall, Marco Jansen’s height immediately marks him out as a fast bowler but he began his cricket career as a batter. Jansen’s first coach was his father, Koos, who trained both him and his twin brother Duan in their home town of Potchefstroom. At the age of 17, the pair were picked to bowl to the touring Indian side in the nets and impressed the likes of Virat Kohli with his pace and accuracy.Jansen went on to tour India with South Africa’s Under-19 side in 2019 and, that season, was the leading wicket-taker for North West in the three-day provincial competition. He travelled with South Africa’s Test squad to Pakistan in early 2021 and was signed by Mumbai Indians for the IPL. Jansen made his Test debut against India in the Boxing Day Test in 2021, and became the first player born in the 2000s to be capped for the national side.Firdose MoondaMarco Jansen IPL factfile- Marco Jansen’s first stint in the IPL was in 2021, when Mumbai Indians (MI) bought him for his base price of INR 20 lakh at the auction.- On his IPL debut as a 20-year-old against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2021, Jansen took two wickets for 28 runs in his four overs, which included the wicket of Glenn Maxwell. He played only one more match that season.- In 2022, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for INR 4.2 crore, a big jump from his base price of INR 50 lakh. He picked up seven wickets in eight games that season as SRH finished in eighth place.- The next season, he finished with ten wickets, with his best figures of 2 for 16 coming against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in SRH’s opening match- In IPL 2024, however, he played only three games. He did not have a good time of it, conceding over 40 runs in each of the matches.- SRH released him ahead of the mega auction in 2024. Entering the auction at a base price of INR 1.25 crore, Jansen was part of a tussle between MI and Gujarat Titans (GT), before PBKS acquired him for INR 7 crore.Dynamic South African cricketer Marco Jansen excels with aggressive batting and skillful left-arm pace bowling, contributing significantly to national success.