The Cricket World Cup closing takes place on Sunday between India and Australia. Unfortunately for the Proteas, as a substitute of being within the title decider, they’ve returned to South Africa after struggling an agonising semi-final loss to Australia.
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Perhaps considerably unexpectedly, only a few followers arrived to welcome again the staff regardless of them having reached the ultimate 4.
The scenes at OR Tambo International airport in fact contrasted specifically to the scenes that welcomed the Rugby World Cup successful Springboks upon their return from France when hundreds turned up to rejoice their homecoming.
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ALL TOO FAMILIAR TALE OF WOE
With the South African cricket facet having once more fell brief in the course of the enterprise finish of an enormous event, the query has been requested: did they choke – once more – when it mattered most?
“I guess you need to define what a choke is,” coach Rob Walter commented. “For me, a choke is shedding a sport that you simply’re able to win,.
“In this occasion, we had been behind the eight ball proper from the phrase go, and we really fought our method again into competition and put up a rating that gave us an opportunity.
“The Australians, in flip, acquired off to a flyer and we fought and we put ourselves again into the sport. Of course, we had been 30 runs or 40 runs brief, however nonetheless having them seven down and bearing in mind a few shut calls like catches bouncing simply brief, a little bit inside edge that would have been taken, you realize, that implies to me there have been no indicators remotely shut to a choke.
“It’s a serious contest between two good teams, number-two and number-three in the tournament.”
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