Kyle Verreynne is a cricketer from South Africa. He was born on 12th May 1997. He is a wicket-keeper and right-hand batsman.

But the 23-year old wicket-keeper batsman did not know whether he would be able to hold on to a bat ever in the future as he had broken his hand when he was only 16 years old. The fracture was worst as the wrist had been broken and the bones were fractured in snaps. Kyle had to undergo surgery and four metal plates were installed in his hand. As its reflection, Kyle had missed the selection for the school cricket team which he was highly keen to get in.

Still, Kyle Verreynne returned to the cricket for less than two years. Even though the national selectors doubted whether Kyle would be able to stand behind the stumps the wicket-keeper did not face any discomfort while keeping behind the stumps. His role model was Quinton de Kock.

Kyle Verreynne had potential as a batsman in his early days despite having metal plates in his hand. He was included in the national under-19 squad made a trip to Bangladesh and also hosted them for the preparation of the under-19 World Cup in 2016. Kyle Verreynne had not only participated in that tournament, but he also finished the competition as South Africa's second-highest run-scorer with 158 runs in six matches only including two half-centuries. He was on the verge of completing his school days and studied commerce, earning a degree in business management a back-up of cricket. He made his debut for Western Province in the 3-Day Sunfoil Cup against Northern Cape in 2015 but got out for only 1 run. He also had begun his innings in the List 'A' cricket in the same year for Western Province in the Provincial 50-Over Challenge competition but did not get the opportunity to bat. Kyle Verreynne has participated in 43 first-class matches o far and scored 2942 runs at an average of 51.61 including three centuries and 21 fifties. His highest run in first-class cricket has been 155. In the List 'A' game Kyle Verynne has scored 930 runs from 36 matches.

Kyle Verreynne made his debut in One-Day International against Australia at Paarl last year in February in the 1st ODI. He struck 48 runs off 64 deliveries at a strike rate of 75. He has played three ODIs so far and scored 101 runs.

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Kyle Verreynne has been performing in Twenty20 format in South Africa since 2018. In 2019, he finished the competition at an average of more than 40, and then in the next season in 2020, he upgraded his batting average to more than 50 in the One-Day Franchise Cup before getting a contract with a team in the Mzansi Super League (MSL). Later, Kyle had admitted that playing in the MSL had helped him a lot to hone skills as well as temperament, needed to perform at the highest level. He also revealed that top South African cricketers like Hasim Amla had taught him to cope up with the psychological pressure and acquire competitiveness to perform at the international level. The wicket-keeper batsman who has not yet made his debut in the T20 International has participated in 30 T20 matches so far and 520 runs including two fifties at an average of 26 with his top score so far 57.

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