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- Updated: September 27, 2016
JP Duminy still has designs on becoming a full-fledged allrounder for South Africa, especially in shorter formats. After his career-best 4 for 16 in the one-off match against Ireland, Duminy admitted he has been working on his bowling and hopes it will be used more in future.
“I want to be able to contribute a lot more, especially in the shorter formats,” Duminy said. “I want to be able to bowl 10 overs in a one-day game and four overs in a T20. That will also help the team in terms of how we go about the dynamic.”
Duminy has bowled 10 overs in an ODI four times before, always with success. Against Australia in Sydney in January 2009, Duminy took 1 for 52, in the return series at home in Johannesburg that April, he took 3 for 48. Four years later, in a Champions Trophy match against India in Cardiff, Duminy’s returns were 1 for 42 and later that year against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, he kept things tight with 0 for 34.
Although Duminy has not been seen much with the ball in ODIs this year – he has played 11 matches and bowled in six of those, totalling 23 overs – he was asked to do the job more in 2015. In 17 matches, Duminy only didn’t bowl in …
