Cape Town, Jan 3 (PTI) The dreadlocks bear a striking resemblance to Bob Marley, the tattoos on his bulging biceps could easily help him pass off as an MMA fighter but the most striking part of Tony de Zorzi’s personality is his ability to laugh at himself even as he scores important runs for South Africa.

The 26-year-old left-hander is pretty new to international cricket but is inviting attention not just for his flair with the willow but also for his knack of finding all things funny in a routine exercise like facing throw-downs during practice.

“I should have been a boxer (for) the way I punched that,” he says in one of his instagram reels documenting a net session which was, according to him, focussed on blocking deliveries on a supposedly flat deck.

Born to an Italian mother and a Nigerian father, De Zorzi scored his first international hundred recently against India in an ODI and also an 81 against the same opposition in the following game.

“Cricket is tough enough already and you are training to be perfect but as much as professionals we are, we make mistakes in games and nets,” he explained to

Source: PTI News