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January 13, 2022 India / South Africa

Marco Jansen can both bat and bowl but looks like he can do neither

3 minute read South Africa v India has been an excellent series that has thrown up some really significant talking points. King Cricket being King Cricket we’d instead like to focus on one of the insignificant ones: Marco Jansen and how awkward he looks. If you’ve not been paying attention, Jansen is South

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