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Burger’s crowning glory as he heads to Land of Kings

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NANDRE Burger has never been to India. Let alone the northern state of Rajasthan – also known as the Land of Kings.

But that is exactly where he is heading next week to sample his first taste of the Indian Premier League.

Burger was signed last year by the Rajasthan Royals for his base price of Rs 50 Lakh (R1.1 million).

It may seem like small change in comparison to Burger’s Proteas and Joburg Super Kings teammate Gerald Coetzee’s Rs five crore, which is approximately R11.1m, and even minuscule taking into consideration

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