| 1. Anrich Nortje began playing cricket when he was very young. |
| 2. He is passionate about fitness and received guidance from biokineticist Runeshan Moodley during his school days. |
| 3. Nortje experienced a collarbone injury while playing rugby in 11th grade, leading him to shift his focus entirely to cricket. |
| 4. He made his first-class debut in 2013 for Eastern Province against Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia. |
| 5. Nortje represented the South Africa A team during their tour in India and played in a four-day game. |
| 6. In the 2019 IPL auction, Kolkata Knight Riders selected Nortje for ₹20 lakh. |
| 7. He made his international debut for South Africa in March 2019. |
| 8. Nortje won the newcomer of the year title at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards ceremony in July 2020. |
| 9. He was acquired by the Delhi franchise for ₹6.50 Cr in the IPL 2026 Auction. |
| 10. On 14 October 2020, during the 2020 IPL, Nortje bowled the fastest delivery in IPL history at 156.22 km/h to Jos Buttler. |
| 11. In January 2020, in the fourth Test against England, Nortje took his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket. |
| 12. In March 2020, he was awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2020–21 season. |
