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***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

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Carlos

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
King Kane said:
Just disgraceful the way that England try to poach the best South African cricket talent, thank god NZ doesn't stoop to those lows.
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England doesn't poach a lot of the young talent feel they will get more of an opportunity in england to be rewarded for their ability hence they go to England at a young age like John Turner and Luke Benkenstein in Eng u/19. Its partly market forces and politics.
 
Third_Man

Third_Man

First Class Debutant
Don't think Luc Benkenstein left Durban to further his cricket rather his family came over. His father has been coaching over here since 2021, with a spell earlier with Hampshire 2014-16 only to return to RSA for family reasons. Bring your family over, no problem. Luc was 17 when going to school in Sussex.
 
Sunil1z

Sunil1z

International Regular
Test would be decided in tomorrow’s 1st session. If SA take a lead of 50+ it is game over for IND .
 
Daemon

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honestbharani said:
It was very interesting listening to Vern Philander on commentary about why Indian bowlers struggle in RSA and maybe even NZ. He talked about they predominantly get seam movement from a good height and how the Indian bowlers are always swing bowlers, which means the ball moves early and continues moving in that direction, helping batsmen be more prepared for it. Also with swing bowling, you tend to get a bit more floaty and further up in length which usually means they can score a lot of quick runs before they start tightening up.

Think that explains perfectly why we struggle in RSA and NZ with the kookaburra.
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Losing Ishant was a big blow. Mid-late career Sharma had some good series in NZ and SA.
 
Third_Man

Third_Man

First Class Debutant
Ali TT said:
Disappointed that Bedlingham has betrayed the investment put into him through English cricket by returning to play for the country of his birth.
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Bedingham has played as an overseas player for the past three seasons.

www.espncricinfo.com

David Bedingham: 'The main thing for me is to play Test cricket and see if I can cope or not'

Prolific batter is on South Africa's radar but hasn't ruled out trying to qualify for selection by England
www.espncricinfo.com www.espncricinfo.com

"Both sets of grandparents were born in England, his father in Zimbabwe, and "basically everyone" in his family has a British passport, with the exception of him and his brother. He signed a contract with Durham in early 2020 to play as a local player via an ancestral visa and while rule changes brought in after Brexit meant that he became an overseas player last season, he is now in the third year of five to qualify for indefinite leave to remain - and a passport." That article was back in Feb 2022, he committed to South Africa in 2023 as he was still two years away from his British passport. Afterall, the UK don't make it easy these days. "If I can't play for England or South Africa it's a waste". (Mar23).

The majority of the investment from this country has been as an overseas pro.
 
Bahseph

Bahseph

International Debutant
Nintendo said:
Could see bedingham going full mike hussey these next ~5 years. He clearly knows his game inside and out, and is reaching that 29-33 YO age bracket where most batsmen hit there absolute peak.
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He looked like he belonged at Test level which is not something you could say about most of the batsman that SA have tried in Test Cricket over the last 10 years.
 
Marius

Marius

International Debutant
In many parts of this strange and beloved South Africa, it would be assumed at first sight that Dean Elgar is a closed-minded conservative who disapproves of anyone who doesn't look like him. And Tony de Zorzi will be looked at entirely differently.

They would be seen as people who couldn't possibly have anything in common and thus had no reason to share a conversation. And so, if they weren't acquainted and they found themselves in the same room, they would likely - or even should - steer clear of each other.

Elgar is white and De Zorzi black, already grounds for putting social distance between them. Elgar wears his hair close cropped. De Zorzi's is an array of dreads. Elgar is sturdy, De Zorzi elongated. Elgar's smile is a curl of something slyly known. De Zorzi beams his as if from the top of a lighthouse. Elgar is 36 and playing in his last Test series. De Zorzi is 10 years younger and playing in his third Test.
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If I have a Christmas wish, it's that we get less of this kind of dreck from SA cricket writers.

Elgar, the dean of Centurion

The veteran South African opener registered his maiden Test century at his home ground and paved the way for his teams's dominance with the bat in the company of two young batters - Tony de Zorzi and David Bedingham
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