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Big blow for the South Africans- Steyn out of the tournament, Ngini ruled out from the next match, though Amla will be back against India but fitness concerns already being raised.

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25 minutes ago, Haarkarjeetgaye said:

They way these pitches are , I wasn't expecting much from Steyn. He needs a bit of bounce and swing. Rabada is their man and he has to step up to take them far.

Steyn is already 35, I was hoping to watch him perform for the last time on this stage. Its a pity that a bowler like Steyn did not even play 150 ODIs.
Too much responsibility for Rabada to take wickets while Pretorious & Morris will be asked to step up.

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38 minutes ago, Turning_track said:

Big blow for the South Africans- Steyn out of the tournament, Ngini ruled out from the next match, though Amla will be back against India but fitness concerns already being raised.

Amla has been useless for a while now as well. Hendricks would have been a much better option 

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6 minutes ago, Franco Vazquez said:

Amla has been useless for a while now as well. Hendricks would have been a much better option 

I never get SA selections and strategies during a WC. Keeping Allan Donald out of a QF knock out match, going crazy in a rain affected match when sensible approach needs to be taken . I guess its a South African trait.

 

7 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

They are badly missing Duanne Oliver.

Indeed. Thanks to Kolpak- 43rd player from SA to sign the deal since 2003.

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41 minutes ago, Turning_track said:

I never get SA selections and strategies during a WC. Keeping Allan Donald out of a QF knock out match, going crazy in a rain affected match when sensible approach needs to be taken . I guess its a South African trait.

 

Indeed. Thanks to Kolpak- 43rd player from SA to sign the deal since 2003.

I am sure you have heard of spot and match fixing. SA were masters at it

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2 hours ago, Turning_track said:

I never get SA selections and strategies during a WC. Keeping Allan Donald out of a QF knock out match, going crazy in a rain affected match when sensible approach needs to be taken . I guess its a South African trait.

 

Indeed. Thanks to Kolpak- 43rd player from SA to sign the deal since 2003.

That is outrageous number.No team can compete with that sort of talent drain.

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2 hours ago, Haarkarjeetgaye said:

I am sure you have heard of spot and match fixing. SA were masters at it

In the match against BD they were behind all match. Let BD score runs freely and didn't seem to try hard to reclaim the upper hand. And the chase was also lackluster. Given the way their cricket board treats them, it wouldn't be too shocking if they took money to throw the game. 

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3 hours ago, Turning_track said:

I never get SA selections and strategies during a WC. Keeping Allan Donald out of a QF knock out match, going crazy in a rain affected match when sensible approach needs to be taken . I guess its a South African trait.

 

Indeed. Thanks to Kolpak- 43rd player from SA to sign the deal since 2003.

why ICC Not doing anything about this Kolpak crap!

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26 minutes ago, nevada said:

In the match against BD they were behind all match. Let BD score runs freely and didn't seem to try hard to reclaim the upper hand. And the chase was also lackluster. Given the way their cricket board treats them, it wouldn't be too shocking if they took money to throw the game. 

Just to add it up, it also increases BD viewership and more money into their cricket. There is all motive to spice up Bangladesh cricket and now even Afghanistan with SL going down the drain

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3 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

why ICC Not doing anything about this Kolpak crap!

ICC hopeless as ever, they're just waiting for the storm to end. Even the SA board authorities have expressed their helplessness on this issue. Kolpak deal could've been done once & for all after Brexit date of 29th March 2019. But now it has been extended so expect a few more players to sign the deal in future. 

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