I know this is for ZC only but I wanted other people opinion on the shambolic performance of South Africa.
Apparently they now have to field 7 players of colour in the side, with three being black African.
Ngidi, Bavuma and Rabada are all there, yet both the Hendricks make the sides. Two of the most over rated cricketers and blatant quota selections ever.
You have Jannaman Malan and Kyle Verryene in the squad who can’t get a game, yet they have to select inferior players based on race.
I actually think this might be the end of a competitive South Africa cricket team. I don’t see how they can compete when they play cricketers like Hendricks and, because of politics, have to ignore guys like Coetzee, Muelder and Malan.
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> eugene wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 8:40 pm What a win for South Africa in Kolkata. Always good to see India's pitch antics backfire.
It was great to watch. Good to see Buvama make those crucial runs after everything that happened in the first innings.
It was great to watch. Good to see Buvama make those crucial runs after everything that happened in the first innings.
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South Africa no longer follow any transformation targets. They are quite simply playing their best XI. Except may be in a few meaningless T20 bilaterals.
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