Captain Graeme Smith lauds South Africa’s spin-attack – ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
Graeme http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 on Thursday in the seventh match of the ICC World Cup 2011.
He stated that it was one of those days when he has been spot-on right on his decisions to field a spin-attack trio that hugely contributed to their World Cup opening win. “I think I trusted my gut feel today and it seemed to work out,” the Proteas skipper stated in a press conference in New http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 today.
South Africa’s off-break bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir who picked up four wickets for 41 runs to help steer his team to the win. His performance for South Africa was impressive, as it has given the team more bowling options for their upcoming World Cup matches.
“He bowled really well. We tried to use him in short spells...he responded well,” Smith stated before adding that his decisions were based on getting the ‘timing right’ for Tahir. Smith applauded the 30-year-old saying that he picked key wickets and every time he came up to ball, his impact has been ‘terrific’.
Tahir took the crucial wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 Steyn’s efforts to have a greater impact.
The Proteas’ spin options have widened with the inclusion of the Pakistani-born Tahir, who hails from Lahore. He only qualified to play for the national team on 31 December, 2010 when he was granted an official South African nationality.
Smith stated that South Africa will ‘reassess’ their bowling options in their next match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 according to the wicket and pitch conditions.
The Proteas will seek to build on the winning momentum in their next match as they move to Mohali to face Group B minnows Netherlands on 3 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391, 2011.
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