Denny
At least on t he above I agree with you 100% - but I think the ANC will explode if the players mentioned by you is in the squad,
Denny
At least on t he above I agree with you 100% - but I think the ANC will explode if the players mentioned by you is in the squad,
As I've repeatedly said, you know cricket.
But here's the thing, the Proteas are the only cricket team who have an opposition within and the other on the field of play. A typical example is Bavuma, a test cricketer not a white ball specialist opening batsman, gets a privilege pass because he's black. Doesn't matter if he contributes to the loss of a game with his snail like batting rate giving away dot balls and winding down available overs and valuable time. Have a look at the reaction .....Chimp-ou over here for example would clap his hand and do a fandango shrieking he scored 50 runs....yeah right... at what cost.....2.3 overs of dot balls, multiply that by the over rate or the desired over rate and you have some guideline as to what damage he's done. That aside, he's keeping a good white player out of the starting line up, he kept Ryan Rikelton off the squad for a long time, go into the archives and look at my posts calling for Rickelton's inclusion.
The self destructing ANC policy of Transformation/quotas is a monumental disaster and has been since inception.
Inexcusably and shamefully Dumb!
I do nt know wheher you know about the opinion poll that was conducted as tos eelection of top for batsmen to play fr the Proteas in respect of white bal cricket. The resent result is that Pretorius, Rickelton, St ubbs and Brevis got 75% support - the other two options got combined 25% if the vote,
But it will never happen because the poitical nitwits will not allow for such selections to happen. That is why I did not watch cricket on T V anymore,
I watched the recent match against New Zealand for 15 minutes on TV and then changed to watch ther sport broadcast, Reason - the required strike rate was just under 8 runs per over, In teh first just over 5 rpo was -
The required run rate was rising rapidly in those 5+ overs being at less than 4 rpo, It never relly improved and Bavimma 52 runs came from 72 balls he faced ata strike rate of 4,4 runs per overs faced,
So the Proteas is being fucked by SA Cricket being the finger of fate
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Spot on. Agreed 101%.
Here....
vs England 71 balls runs scored 56. 15 Dot balls/2.5 Overs
vs Afghanistan 76 balls runs scored 58. 18 Dot balls/3 Overs
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The Proteas once again tripped, stumbled and fell at a major ICC tournament semifinal.
With the next ICC World Cup set to be on home soil in 2027 and the majority of the team over 30, Independent Media’s Zaahier Adams takes a look at five youngsters that could provide the X-factor.
1. Tristan Stubbs (24)
The dashing right-hander is already an all-format player for the Proteas. He would most likely have played more than the single game against England - where he batted in the unfamiliar opening role and was dismissed for a duck - if he was not currently in the worst form of his fledgling career.
Stubbs, though, is a class act. He needs a solid offseason to recharge and also to recover from his injured wrist which will get him back into the groove. He’s also an athletic fielder that brings dynamism to the Proteas whenever he is on the park.
2. Matthew Breetzke (26)
Stubbs’s Warriors teammate has long been heralded a player for the future. It’s taken him a little longer than expected to break through to the international stage, but Breetzke is now in his prime. A magnificent 150 on his ODI debut during the Tri-Series in Pakistan prior to the ICC Champions Trophy followed by another half-century showed that Breetzke is ready to take the step up.
3. Dewald Brevis (21)
The former SA U19 prodigy is a generational talent. Brevis possesses bucket loads of X-factor and is now starting to fulfill his immense potential. Having rid himself of the pressure of being compared to his boyhood idol Proteas legend AB de Villiers, Brevis has matured into the best version of himself. He enjoyed an excellent Betway SA20 and has continued that form into the CSA 1-Day Cup. His ball-striking ability is simply amazing, and fields catches that will take your breath away.
4. Kwena Maphaka (18)
The St Stithians matriculant has been on a rollercoaster journey the past 18 months. Smashing records at the ICC U19 World Cup last year on home soil led to a debut at the Indian Premier League and further maiden appearances for the Proteas across formats - becoming the youngest South African to achieve this distinction in the process. Maphaka also enjoyed a first SA20 season with Paarl Royals recently.
The step up to senior cricket hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the left-arm seamer, but then again he is still a teenager that is learning his trade under the microscope of the cameras.
Maphaka is easily among the fastest bowlers in the country, having clocked speeds in excess of 150 km/hour last season, and that is worth its weight in gold. He is currently the most precious commodity in South African cricket and needs to be handled with kid gloves to get the best out of him in 2027 where he is destined to lead the Proteas attack with his hero Kagiso Rabada.
5. Lhuan-dre Pretorius (18)
Last, but certainly not least, Pretorius is currently the most exciting talent in South African cricket. His exploits may see him supersede names mentioned above in this article such is rapid rase. The teenager, who was part of the same SA U19 side as Maphaka, is burning up domestic cricket at the moment. Top runscorer at the first time of asking in the SA20 for the Paarl Royals followed by sensational back-to-back List A centuries for the Titans in the Cricket SA 1-Day Cup. An upcoming trip to Hampshire to play in England’s T20 Blast will help him grow his game even further. A national call-up is certainly not far away for the powerful left-handed opener.