Is natural talent enough to make a great cricket team or not? (Part 4)
(Continuation of Part 3…South African cricket team)
The biggest advantage the African cricketing nation has is the ability to produce extremely talented World class players. Some of the finest cricket players the international arena has ever seen are from South Africa, namely, Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis.
The fact that the African country is able to produce talented players, adds to their cricketing abilities, which results in South African taking on any World class team.
Another quality of the international team is that due to their strong domestic cricket structure, and, channelized cricketing grooming, almost all players that make it into the international arena are mentally up to the mark, to play the game. Maybe, it
is the age at which they mark their entrance, or the domestic cricket grooming.
Nevertheless, no matter what the playing conditions or situation is, one will never see a South African player without a plan of action. The South African cricketers are always up for a challenge.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a country with one of the highest literacy rates in the World. Their very best cricketers develop strong cricketing sense because they are more aware of cricketing strategies and they undergo a strong selection programme, which ensures that
Sri Lanka’s international stars are well prepared to handle international standards.
The Lankan tigers are the pioneers of the cricket strategy that no matter how many wickets are going down, whoever is on the strike will make sure that a certain level of strike or run rate is maintained. The Asian tigers dominated international cricket
in the mid 90’s, as they also won the 1996 edition of the ICC World Cup.
Sri Lankan cricketers are always well composed and have had one of the most talented cricketers of all times. The World’s highest wicket taker in Test cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157, who has taken a massive of 800 Test wickets, has always been able to gradually
out-play several World-class batsmen completely. His patience with the ball and cricketing mind were the key to his success.
Thus, the Sri Lankan team has all the required ingredients to be one the greatest international teams of all times. The Tigers have won several matches under immense pressure. Unlike http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 always has several cricketing
plans to work with. They have contributed a lot to the international cricket arena in terms of strategies, and most importantly they have produced World class players.
Countries like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, England and Sri Lanka have developed their cricket infrastructure. Having a solid cricketing foundation makes all the difference at the highest level of the game when it comes to pressure situations. One
will never see these nations not responding to a challenge or losing that fighting spirit.
Zimbabwe
Talented cricketers have been witnessed over the international cricketing years in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045’s cricket. But the country due to its internal political structure has collapsed several times. However, they have shown their cricketing capabilities by defeating
World class teams such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
Zimbabwe had a good run in the mid 1990’s with the likes of Heat Streak and the Flower brothers. In light of good coaches the international cricket team was able to produced good, productive and entertaining cricket. But since its political downfall the
cricket team first lost its Test status from the ICC, and later started to lose the small number of new talent which was reaching the international arena. (Continued ....Part5)
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