King Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Alcohol abuse by some of the South African cricketers was a cause of their poor performance during the recent ICC World Cup, observes Adrian le Roux, the former fitness trainer of the team. More... South Africa cricket has alcohol problem PTI DURBAN, July 31: Alcohol abuse by some of the South African cricketers was a cause of their poor performance during the recent ICC World Cup in the West Indies, observes Adrian le Roux, the former fitness trainer of the team. "In my opinion, the use of alcohol within the national team is a problem. This does not include all the players, but it does include players who play a vital role within the team," said Le Roux in the latest issue of The Wisden Cricketer . Drinking alcohol inside the 72-hour period before a match "would not allow the body to function in its normal capacity ... (and would be) a contributing factor to muscle cramping," he said. Captain Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers suffered from crippling cramping during World Cup matches and the team came in for criticism after some of them were seen drowning their sorrows in the early hours following a loss to New Zealand. Le Roux, who resigned perhaps because he felt his reputation, was at stake after the players suffered cramp, said cramping was the direct result of the use of alcohol. He becomes increasingly frustrated when some players refused to take seriously his advice of 72-hour "alcohol curfew" before matches. "Some players are simply not mature and responsible enough," he claimed. "I felt confident (before the tournament) that, apart from Roger Telemachus, all players in the squad were physically ready for the challenge of a two-month tournament." South Africa, then number one ODI team in the ICC rankings, were defeated by Bangladesh in the second round of the World Cup. Link to comment
King Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share Posted August 1, 2007 There are few Freddis in the Saffie team :D Link to comment
The Outsider Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I don't see an issue with alcohol or even the occasional binge drinking as long as it is 3-4 days before the match and you are willing to sweat it out. Link to comment
CC1981 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 sweat it out ? eh ? The only answer to a hangover is drinking copious amounts of water after getting hammered... Link to comment
ali0786 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 poor performance ? didnt they make the semis ? Link to comment
beetle Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 poor performance ? didnt they make the semis ? Some of ours should do it too....:tounge_smile: Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Bewadein hai sab :haha: Choking boozers. Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Speaking of Adrian Le Roux, the Indian cricket team should lure him back with a lucrative contract offer. This guy made Indian seamers almost unbreakable. Link to comment
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