Proteas finish last

Proteas finish last


For most South Africans, Sunday was ruined by the Proteas, who slumped to their heaviest world cup defeat to India in a Pool B match.

The much talked about clash of the round failed to live up to expectations, ending up as a one-sided affair instead.

For those who didn’t watch the carnage, I will sum it up: India won the toss, elected to bat first and won by 130 runs.

While the post-match interview was broadcast from Melbourne, I couldn’t help but think of the old adage “Nice guys finish last”.

The few days leading up to the key clash, both teams, particularly South Africa had only the nicest things to say about their opponents - India.

With each interview arriving from OZ, we were constantly reminded how the two sets of players were good friends, with nothing but respect and fondness for each other - something accredited to the Indian Premier League.

But once the match was over, nothing on the scoreboard suggested that this was a regular Sunday run-around between good pals.

I am not suggesting that the South Africans become d*cks (spelt A.U.S.S.I.E.S) to their opponents.

But one cannot ignore Australia’s success against India leading up to Cricket World Cup.

The two nations played a number of Tests and ODIs against each other with the subcontinent side winning exactly zero.

If you watched the series you’ll remember one other common denominator apart from Australia’s dominance.

Players were being fined and warned all over the ground as things got heated on regular occasions.

This was mainly due to the Australians not wanting to take a step backwards for anyone, verbally or otherwise.

While I don’t encourage people to be d*cks, I think South Africa need to find the balance between A.U.S.S.I.E.S and S.I.S.S.I.E.S.

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