What next for Proteas? sport
Whether SA cricket authorities have learnt from their mistakes at the World Cup and have made the right decisions will only become clear when a thoroughly humbled Proteas side take to the field again. Hopefully by then South Africa’s most talented batsmen AB de Villiers will no longer be breaking his back behind the stumps, Gary Kirsten will be the man in charge and the South African cricket team will be hellbent on getting some seriously angry supporters back on their side. END
South Africa’s World Cup failures 2011: Quarter-final. New Zealand 221 for eight off 50 overs beat South Africa 172 off 43.2 overs by 49 runs. South Africa were 108-2 with Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers in command but lost their next six wickets for 38 runs. 2007: Semi-final. South Africa 149 off 43.5 overs lost to Australia 153 for three off 31.3 overs by seven wickets. 2003: Did not reach knockout phase. 1999: Semi-final. Australia 213 off 49.2 overs tied with South Africa 213 off 49.4 overs. Australia progressed to the final because they finished higher than South Africa in the Super Six table. 1996: Quarter-final. West Indies 264 for eight off 50 overs beat South Africa 245 off 49.3 overs by 19 runs. 1992: Semi-final. England 252 for six off 45 overs beat South Africa 232 for six off 43 overs by 19 runs under the then rain rule.
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