Having An Opportunity To Play Alongside Him Has Been A Pretty Cool Memory For Me - Devon Conway On Idol Neil McKenzie
Updated - 08 Jun 2022, 02:21 PM
New Zealand opening batter Devon Conway revealed that he is a huge fan of former South African batter, Neil McKenzie, with whom he had unknowingly had a chat back in his childhood days.
Conway recently played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2022 season where he played 7 matches and scored 252 runs. He plies his trade for the Kiwis but was born in South Africa where he grew up idolizing McKenzie, the opening batter for the Proteas national team.
“My father was a football coach, he used to coach a young football team. In that team, there was a guy by the name of Neil Mckenzie. He was probably the best player in that team.”
“When he made his debut for the Proteas, the dad told me he knew him. It was funny because he said I have even got his number, I can even give him a call. I was like, ‘wow! I can speak to Neil McKenzie!’ I was 10 years old!” Conway said in a video posted by CSK on their YouTube channel.
Devon Conway opens up on the phone call he made
Conway said that he had a funny interaction with McKenzie where the latter mentioned how fast Brett Lee is and how hard it actually is to face the former Australian bowling great.
“I remember the phone call. I said, ‘Hi Neil, this is Devon. I just wanted to ask you, how fast Brett Lee is? He said, ‘he’s faster than your dad’s car is!’ He was just giving me an idea of how fast he bowls.”
“I was fortunate to play alongside him 10 years later in Johannesburg. Just being able to talk to him on the phone call from such a young age, idolizing him for so many years, and having an opportunity to play alongside him has been a pretty cool memory for me,” he added.
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