Cricket team intensifies preparations

Friends of cricket: Johan Rudolph (left) and Evert Laubscher have been helping the Botswana cricket team
Friends of cricket: Johan Rudolph (left) and Evert Laubscher have been helping the Botswana cricket team

Two South African coaches have upped the ante in preparing the Botswana senior men’s cricket team ahead of the ICC World Cup League (WCL) Division 6 tournament to be held in England in September.

The experienced South African coach, John Rudolph and fitness trainer, Evert Laubscher took the team through its paces at the Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) Oval.

Rudolph and Laubscher are working closely with the national team, with the former working on bowling and fielding over the weekend. “I took the boys through different bowling techniques. We were focusing on putting the bowlers in their respective order of bowling,” said Rudolph.

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