The Proteas have long been on the hunt for their first, but an overall lack of conviction has hovered over the squad for too long. It’s an infectious attitude and shows in our lack of enthusiasm for what should be a grand spectacle in a few days.
If you listen carefully you might just be able to hear the little hype that has been generated around the forthcoming cricket World Cup on our own shores.
Or maybe you can’t expect anyone to be overly excited about watching it when no one is lining up to play in it. South Africa are known to the cricketing world as perennial chokers. Every four years brings an opportunity to get that monkey off the country’s back. And every four years we manage to … well … choke.
“There will be far less expectation placed on them for this year’s World Cup and I believe this will benefit the team and hopefully free the players up to reach their potential,” former Protea and World Cup winning coach Gary Kirsten told the. “They are not the first professional sports team to experience this and will certainly not be the last.
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