South Africa is one of the strongest team in the World Cup tournament as it has always been in the past editions. In each of the tournaments they have participated, they were one of the favorites to win the World Cup, but could never win any. If there was one team that was as good as the ultimate champion in each edition of the tournament, it was South Africa. This time is no different, but they looked a more settled team this time around with each player fully knowing their individual roles.
Smith at the top with a refreshing Amla to be followed by ever dependable Jacques Kallis followed by one of the finest one day batsmen De Villiers who is followed by an extremely talented finisher and hitter of the ball in Duminy, and the list goes on. One of the easiest step they could take is opting to bat on winning the toss to reduce their chances of choking. If Amla continues his form from the previous year coupled with good performances from the World class players in their ranks, there is no reason why South Africa should not open their account in World Cup.
I believe this World Cup will be won by the team, which would bat the best. The team that bats first has to set up a huge score and challenge the opposition. The job of the bowlers get much more easier when they are defending a big target. Bowlers have to stick to basic in order to excel in this tournament. The bowler that would be most effective for South Africa would be Tsotsobe. Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel will have to adhere to good line and length bowling. Otherwise they can go for lot of runs on these flat tracks. Tsotsobe is the best one-change bowler in the tournament and will be difficult to get away. In all, South Africa is certainly one of the favorite teams to win the World Cup.
Smith at the top with a refreshing Amla to be followed by ever dependable Jacques Kallis followed by one of the finest one day batsmen De Villiers who is followed by an extremely talented finisher and hitter of the ball in Duminy, and the list goes on. One of the easiest step they could take is opting to bat on winning the toss to reduce their chances of choking. If Amla continues his form from the previous year coupled with good performances from the World class players in their ranks, there is no reason why South Africa should not open their account in World Cup.
I believe this World Cup will be won by the team, which would bat the best. The team that bats first has to set up a huge score and challenge the opposition. The job of the bowlers get much more easier when they are defending a big target. Bowlers have to stick to basic in order to excel in this tournament. The bowler that would be most effective for South Africa would be Tsotsobe. Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel will have to adhere to good line and length bowling. Otherwise they can go for lot of runs on these flat tracks. Tsotsobe is the best one-change bowler in the tournament and will be difficult to get away. In all, South Africa is certainly one of the favorite teams to win the World Cup.
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