David Miller, the South African cricketer, is in the news after sharing a personal loss on Twitter. In a heartbreaking note, he wrote: “RIP my little rock star💗 I will always love you! 💗.”
Do you know who David Miller is?
David Miller was born on June 10, 1989 in Pietermaritzburg. Popular as ‘Killer Miller’, his full name is David Andrew Miller. David had a keen interest in cricket since his childhood; His father was a cricketer at club level who encouraged him to take up cricket as a profession. The left-handed middle-order batsman and occasionally a wicketkeeper play for KwaZulu-Natal and the South African national team.
Furthermore, the former Kings XI Punjab captain plays domestic cricket for the Dolphins and also plays for One Day International (ODI) and 20-20 International Cricket. In September 2018, Miller announced that he would no longer be available to play first-class cricket.
Domestic career
Miller made his first-class debut in the Dolphins’ final game of the 2007–08 domestic Super Sport Series, scoring a half-century in the first innings in which he batted.
Miller made eight appearances in the MTN National One-Day Championship competition the same season, although his final match was abandoned after just three overs. Miller scored an average of 13 runs throughout the contest, leading the Dolphins to a fifth-place finish in the league.
Miller played two matches in the Pro20 Series Twenty20 competition for the Dolphins, who finished as defeated finalists in the competition.
In May 2018, Miller was named one of the ten outstanding players of the first edition of the Global T20 Canada cricket tournament. On June 3, 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the player draft of the tournament’s inaugural edition.
In October 2018, Miller was included in the Durban Heat squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. Miller scored a half-century in the first innings of the Dolphins’ penultimate match of the national Super Sport Series in 2007-08, making his first-class debut.
In the MTN National One-Day Championship competition the same season, Miller made eight appearances, although his final game was called off after just three overs. Throughout the game, Miller scored an average of 13 runs, helping the Dolphins to fifth in the league.
Miller featured in two games for the Dolphins in the Pro20 Series Twenty20 competition, which they lost as runners-up in the competition. Miller was selected as one of the top 10 players for the inaugural Global T20 Canada cricket competition in May 2018.
On June 3, 2018 he was elected. He was added to the Durban Heat team’s squad in September 2019 in preparation for the Mzansi Super League competition. He was named in the KwaZulu-Natal squad in April 2021, in time for the 2021-2022 South African cricket season.
International career
After a South Africa A series against Bangladesh A in which he finished as the second highest run-scorer, Miller received his national call-up in May 2010. Miller made his Twenty20 debut for South Africa on 20 May 2010 in Antigua. against the West Indies. The injured Jacques Kallis was replaced by Miller, who hit the sixth ball of his innings for six to top score as South Africa prevailed by one run. Miller played in his first ODI match two days later, also against the West Indies. He put in another great effort, scoring 23 unanswered goals and contributing to South Africa’s victory. Miller was chosen to participate in Zimbabwe’s tour of South Africa, where he made an impact in both ODI and T20 matches.
Miller was one of South Africa’s best players in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, averaging 65 and scoring 324 runs during the tournament and batting 139.
Miller won 18 balls to 49 balls in the semi-finals, but his efforts were in vain as New Zealand won the match.
During that World Championship, Miller tied JP Duminy for their fifth wicket in their partnership (256*), the highest in ODI history and in World Championship history.
Honors and achievements
- David Miller was named in the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year for 2021.
- They also became champion of the Indian Premier League in 2022.
- Miller and JP Dunipy hold the record fifth ODI wicket partnership with 256 runs against England in the 2015 ICC World Cup.
- He holds the world record for highest score in a World Cup match by a No. 5 batsman.
- David achieves the most 6 in a world cup match with 9.
- Second South African after Gary Kirstein scored a ton on his World Cup debut.
David married soprano Sarah Joy Miller, a member of The Three Graces, in 2009. They live in New York’s financial district with their dog, Cosmo, a Maltese-Havanese mix. His daughter Ane died on Saturday after suffering from cancer.
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