Kolpaks is it killing south african cricket

[TT Boy]

Its funny how no one with a guarenteed SA place takes a Kolpak contract though? And don't Benkenstein and MVJ still play in SA domestic cricket anyway? That is the best solution because youngsters coming through there can still learn from their talent and experience. Mind you to play devil's advocate SA didn't care much for English cricket when they used money to get our (mainly) fringe players on rebel tours (thus banning them from playing for England) so some might have no sympathy for them...

Jacques Rudolph had a national contract and a promised three match test run (beginning with the second test against Pakistan) and he still went Kolpak. Rudolph only had to make one decent score against Asif and then Shane Bond and he would be guaranteed all the test runs or late Christmas presents he so desired, for the West Indies would be touring in January.

 

[Richard]

Its funny how no one with a guarenteed SA place takes a Kolpak contract though? And don't Benkenstein and MVJ still play in SA domestic cricket anyway? That is the best solution because youngsters coming through there can still learn from their talent and experience. Mind you to play devil's advocate SA didn't care much for English cricket when they used money to get our (mainly) fringe players on rebel tours (thus banning them from playing for England) so some might have no sympathy for them...

The past is past IMO. No point trying to damage someone's present because their predecessors damaged your predecessors, you won't undo the Rebel tours.