What is Marco Jansen height?
- Marco Jansen made his Test debut in the first Test vs India
- He has picked five wickets in the second Test so far
- Jansen called his maiden ODI call-up against India
Striking early in the second innings, Marco Jansen pushed India to the backfoot in the second Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. The 21-year-old picked a four-wicket haul in the first innings.
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After a dull first Test innings in Centurion, Jansen has taken nine wickets in the other three. He also received his maiden ODI call-up as South Africa named a 17-member squad for the three-match ODI series against India beginning January 19.
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Marco Jansen, who represents the Mumbai Indians, has been in the news for his height. He is six feet eight inches (2.03 metres) tall, which presumably helps the 21-year-old a lot in creating variations and generating pace in his deliveries.
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The fast bowler from Klerksdorp in South Africa’s North West province was picked up by the Mumbai-based franchise for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
In Mumbai Indian’s first IPL 2021 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jansen was greeted by Virat Kohli with a boundary in the very first over. The bowler, however, came back strongly later in the match, removing a settled Glenn Maxwell as well as Shahbaz Ahmed.
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