• 8: Dean du Plessis

  • May 31 2021
  • Length: 41 mins
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8: Dean du Plessis

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  • The latest guest on the Greatest XI Cricket Podcast is Dean du Plessis - the first visually impaired commentator to cover international cricket.

    Dean has been blind from birth after being born with tumours behind both retinas, but after hearing radio commentary of South Africa's tour of India in 1991 has been in love with the game ever since.

    Having spent his youth finding cricketers in the phone book and calling them up for a chat, and learning everything there is to know about the game via the sound of on-field stump microphones, Dean made his first appearance as a commentator for Cricinfo's online coverage of an ODI series in his native Zimbabwe, and has regularly appeared on TV and radio broadcasts, as well as hosting the "Dean at Stumps" podcast.

    Guided solely by stump mics, and the noise of the crowds, Dean can tell which bowler is bowling to which batsman, and where each shot has gone - purely by sound.

    Dean joins Will to talk us through his incredible story and love of cricket, as well as picking his World XI of players that have dominated the Test arena since he has been following the sport.
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