00:00From bowling barefoot to picking up 300 test wickets, South Africa's Mkhaya Ntini has one of the most fascinating stories in cricket.
00:07In 1998, Ntini made his ODI debut against New Zealand, becoming the first ever black player to represent South Africa in cricket.
00:14A test call-up soon followed. His career seemed to end prematurely when he was charged and convicted of rape in 1999.
00:21Ntini maintained his innocence and was later acquitted of all charges.
00:25He returned to cricket in 2000 and in 2005, his best bowling performance came against the West Indies in Port of Spain,
00:32where his 13-wicket haul decimated the opposition, setting a record for the highest number of wickets taken by a South African in a test.
00:39Ntini's 100th test in 2009 was celebrated across the country, but it also became his penultimate test.
00:45He was dropped from the team after the second test of the series and never returned.
00:49He announced his retirement in 2011 during a T20A match against India.
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