Mluleki Nkala

Personal information
Mluleki Nkala

Zimbabwe
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	10	47
Runs scored	187	288
Batting average	14.38	10.66
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	47	47

Balls bowled	1452	1558
Wickets	11	22
Bowling average	66.09	70.77
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	3/82	3/12
Catches/stumpings	4/-	6/-
As of 11 February 2006 Source: Cricinfo

Mluleki Luke Nkala (born 1 April 1981 in Bulawayo) commonly known as Psych, is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar with his second ball in senior international cricket, in a one-dayer against India at Bulawayo in 1999. A member of the Zimbabwean Test and One Day International teams, Nkala also captained Zimbabwe in three Under-19 One Day Internationals in 1999/2000. He is currently coaching at sports academy 'The Harefield Academy' in Middlesex.

[edit] Trivia

Psych has thirteen siblings, seven brothers and six sisters.
He is a member of the Ndebele tribe.
His Test debut was against England at Trent Bridge in 2000.
He was the joint leading wicket-taker in the 1998 U/19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa with 16 wickets, along with West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan.
He has spent some time during his career at the Australian Cricket Academy, working with Dennis Lillee.
His father had never seen a game of cricket until Psych's senior debut against India at Bulawayo in 1999.