My goal was to develop my technique like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli when I was fifteen or eighteen years old. David Bedingham

Cricketer David Bedingham of South Africa, who just made a memorable debut in Centurion against India, shared the special source of inspiration that drove his career in the game. David Bedingham looked up to his international players, but unlike many budding cricketers, he respected their technique, particularly at trying circumstances.

Despite expressing his respect for the South African greats, David Bedingham—who goes to the same alma mater as the renowned Jacques Kallis—confessed that two Indian hitters had a significant influence on his early development.

When I was fifteen or eighteen, I was undoubtedly attempting to model my method after theirs. According to The Hindu, if I was having a bad game, I would try to emulate Kohli’s style, and if that didn’t work, I would try to emulate Rohit’s.

In the present, David Bedingham finds himself fighting against Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, his boyhood idols, rather than just spectating. “Watching them and now getting to play against them is special,” David Bedingham said, referring to the impending home second Test.

In the midst of speculation that he might play for England, the 29-year-old cricket player, who had previously played for Durham, made it clear that his motivation was love and enthusiasm rather than a desire to play for a different national team.

“I think it was just love and work for me, rather than wanting to play for England,” he said.

Personally, I don’t mind if it happened three years ago or a week ago. David Bedingham

If it happened three years ago, or if it happened a week ago, it is fine with me,” Bedingham said, considering the lengthy wait for his Test debut. However, I believe that my extensive playing experience and life lessons have better equipped me for playing cricket in a Test match. The past week was fun, and all of my first-class cricket experience enabled me to remain composed and concentrated during the test match.

His debut, which featured a cool-headed 56 runs and a pivotal partnership with Dean Elgar, demonstrated the mental toughness that he had developed over years of playing first-class cricket.

“It was really cool to play with Deano; he put me at ease.” “Watching all of his drives was enjoyable,” he remarked while batting alongside Dean Elgar.