Rassie van der Dussen & Dwaine Pretorius

Chapters:

Rassie meeting Dwaine for the first time (mo-hawk and red BMW)
(5:52) First meeting Rassie in The Netherlands
(8:37) Dwaine’s family and traveling around the world
(14:25) Rassie - making sure that both people in the relationship are maximising their careers
(17:20) Dwaine - How long do you think you can keep going being a T20 franchise player
(20:27) Rassie - Understanding when is it time to retire and move on
(23:26) Rassie - Abantu Coffee business, how did start? How is it going?
(31:46) Dwaine - The Journey of career transitioning and trying a number of ideas.
(36:50) Dwaine - That’s the lesson in being a sportsman, you are not reliant on that income, so you can possibly take a few more risks business wise.
(39:16) Dwaine / Rassie - High performing teams, Coaches, Captains, teammates - what are the key attributes for successful teams and when is it done poorly. Rassie’s key element to a High Performing team - TRUST.
(44:00) Dwaine’s Key element to a High Performing Team. ‘Time’ is a crucial factor when building trust. T20 comps, you need to give that trust straight away, compared to a team you are going to work together for a long time. ‘Communication’ is key.
(47:16) Dwaine shares the story of when Rassie changing his technique a few days out from his Test Debut and the Legend who suggested it to him. Also Mark Boucher’s advice that changed Dwaine’s T20 career.
(49:42) Can a non-international cricket player be a good coach? (Rassie going into more depth around the Jacque Kallis advice before Test Debut)
(55:45) The key element for a non-ex-professional coach… “Time… understand its going to that time to build the trust” “Build relationships with players… then the players need to be your advocate”
(59:10) Best Cricketing experience for Dwaine and Rassie… and lowest points! “The 2023 World Cup…” “We made it to the Champions League Final…” “Missing World Cups”