The one who rebelled against his parents and became a cricketer, made this team win the match in '36 minutes', and has played cricket for two countries.

Even though that player may not need any introduction in world cricket today. He may have an image of his own. But, when he started playing this game at the age of 8-9 years and then thought of making it his career, his parents could not digest this. The parents wanted the son to study. But, the son listened to his heart and not his parents and did what he wanted to do. This is the story of all-rounder David Visa, who retired from international cricket this year and is currently in the news due to his 36-minute innings played in CPL 2024.

 

 

Amazing 36-minute innings, target crossed 150

On September 15, St Lucia Kings faced Antigua and Bermuda Falcons on the pitch of the Caribbean Premier League. St Lucia Kings won this match, in which David Visa was also playing. St Lucia Kings won by 26 runs. A big reason for this victory was David Visa's 36-minute innings, based on which St Lucia Kings managed to set a target of 150 plus.

 

Highlights of David Visa's innings

Now the question is what were the special features of David Visa's innings? The biggest thing was that it was a match-winning knock, which David Visa played at number 7. He played this innings in 36 minutes at a strike rate of 165.38, in which he scored an unbeaten 43 runs facing 26 balls. David Visa's innings included 4 sixes. He was the batsman who hit the most sixes not out not out not out in the entire match, not just for his team.

The biggest impact of David Visa's 36-minute innings was that Antigua and Bermuda Falcons were put under psychological pressure to chase a target of more than 150 runs, and while chasing it, they crumbled and St Lucia Kings won the match.

Visa has played cricket from two countries.

David Visa announced his retirement from international cricket during the T20 World Cup 2024. He played his last match in Namibia's jersey against England. Namibia is his father's birthplace. Before Namibia, David Visa has also played cricket for South Africa, where he was born and grew up. Combining both countries, he has played a total of 15 ODIs and 54 T20 Internationals, combining both formats, he has scored close to 1000 runs and taken 74 wickets.