Biography

Gerald Coetzee is a South African cricketer who was born on 2nd October 2000. He fulfills the role of a right-arm fast bowler for the South African Cricket team.

Coetzee made his List A debut for Free State in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 14 October 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Knights in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge on 12 April 2019. He made his first-class debut for Knights in the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series on 7 October 2019. In December 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In April 2021, he was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. On 1 May 2021, he was signed by the Rajasthan team as a replacement for Liam Livingstone, during the 2021 Indian Premier League. In June 2023, Coetzee was added to the Texas Super Kings roster for the inaugural season of Major League Cricket in the USA.

In June 2022, Coetzee was named in South Africa's T20I squad for their tour of England to play the England and Ireland cricket teams. In February 2023, he was selected in the South Africa Test squad for the series against West Indies. He made his Test debut against West Indies on 28 February 2023. In March 2023, he was named in South Africa's ODI squad for their series against West Indies. He made his ODI debut in the second ODI of the series on 18 March 2023 in East London, when he took three wickets. He is also named in the squad of South Africa for the Cricket World Cup in India happening in 2023 where he got everyone’s attention for his brilliant performance. He was then picked by Mumbai for the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League.