Kruger: SA20 a springboard

His inclusion in the SA20 competition earlier this year played a key role in preparing Patrick Kruger (above) for international cricket, the Proteas all-rounder said yesterday.

- Wesley Botton

Kruger signed with title holders Sunrisers Eastern Cape for the second edition of the SA20 league, held in January and February, and he went on to make his Proteas debut in May at the age of 29.

He has since played four T20 Internationals, all against the West Indies, and Kruger will be hoping to represent the national team again this weekend in the two-match T20 series against Ireland.

“I think the SA20 plays a big role because it basically sets you up for the standard, how quick the game moves and the intensity of international cricket,” Kruger said yesterday.