Cricket South Africa (CSA) named a provisional, 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 to be played in the West Indies in May on Saturday and the lineup includes four new faces and one or two (really) old ones.Fifteen of these players will get cut before the squad leaves for the Windies, but it’s a good indicator of the sort of players the CSA is looking at.The best news for me is that two ...
Cricket South Africa has revealed their final squad for the World Twenty20 this year and of all the uncapped players to pick they made the right choice: Rusty Theron.Theron has been rewarded for being the best bowler ever to have played T20 cricket, or near as dammnit. Whether he gets a run at the World Cup depends on the bravery of Graeme Smith and Corrie de Villiers.Two notable exclusions - both...
Much has been ranted about South Africa’s early exit from the World Twenty20 this year, as was bound to happen. What was the alternative? Lashings of undiluted praise and worship?The cold light of dawn on the first day of the rest of my life allows me the opportunity to approach the problem with a clear mind and opposable thumbs, fearless in my quest for truth and justice.Call me the new Nic...
Here are the potential champions, for me at least. A very strong (and consistent) batting line-up packed with batsmen who can play long innings as well as attack when the situation demands it, the best new-ball pair in the world, and supremely athletic fielders. If there’s a weakness, it’s the back-up bowling. Their only bowler who can turn a ball is uncapped, and the others, while ste...
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