'If we win it...' - Former Proteas star reveal what Test championship glory would mean for South Africa
South Africa is in hope to witness a new sun in the morning sky after the conclusion of the World Test Championship final (WTC Final), which they are set to play against Australia from June 11 at Lord's, England.
South Africa is in hope to witness a new sun in the morning sky after the conclusion of the World Test Championship final (WTC Final), which they are set to play against Australia from June 11 at Lord's, England. Former South Africa batter and coach Mark Boucher believes that this South Africa team has the capability to start a new chapter in Test cricket.
In ICC tournaments, South Africa always possessed threats to their competitors, but, unfortunately, they never came in first place to win any major ICC title. In the recent past, South Africa fell short against India in the ICC T20I World Cup final. Due to repeated failures in ICC events, the team attracted the label 'chokers.' Boucher has a strong belief that his team can break the jinx and can start a new dawn in the longest format of Test cricket. The former cricketer wants to win the WTC title for his country so that a huge number of people can feel more attraction towards the 5-day format.
Before the final starts, a lot of people have started to bet on Australia because of South Africa's series of heartbreaks in the past. Reflecting on the matter, Mark thinks that they have reached the final because they defeated a number of strong oppositions and gained an ample amount of confidence to win the final match as well.
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Boucher wants to keep his attitude positive
"A lot of people have criticized South Africa, which is not really fair. You play what's in front of you, and with all due respect, the sides that we've played against, we probably should have beaten, and we've done that. So we find ourselves in a final. But I wouldn't say that it has got the crowds going in our country,” Boucher said, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
"Everyone's very excited about it now. As the opportunity arises, a lot of people are going to travel over to London, spend all their rands, and go watch what should be a good match. If we win it, I think then that could be the turnaround for Test cricket in our country," he added.
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