http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Makhaya-Ntini-c73953 backs Lonwabo Tsotsobe to take his place
The most popular black cricketer to have represented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, Makhaya Ntini has backed Lonwabo Tsotsobe to fill in his spot in the team.
Ntini featured in his last international appearance against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on Sunday in a Twenty20 match.
Tsotsobe is the only coloured cricketer in the Proteas team and Ntini wanted him to represent all the other black people in the world by playing for South Africa. He said, “Fill these shoes for us as black people everywhere in the country and in the world.”
Ntini has been an exceptional performer for South Africa. He took 390 wickets in his Test career becoming the second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket for his country. The South African record for highest number of wickets belongs to Shaun Pollock.
Ntini announced his retirement from international cricket a few months ago but he was given an opportunity by Cricket South Africa to represent his country for one more time and entertain the crowd.
Ntini was cheered by the crowd throughout the match. Although he was not able to impact the match with his performance, but the crowd enjoyed every ball he bowled in his spell.
Commenting on the support from the crowd, Ntini said, “Hello Durban. I would like to take this opportunity to say to each and every one of you, thank you, thank you, thank you for all your support. I would not forget the way people roared when I bowled the
last ball.”
Not only did Ntini have respect for the fans and CSA, he also had a great deal of respect and love for his teammates with whom he enjoyed many victories. He said while pointing at his teammates, “My boys, I always salute you.”
Ntini was also respected by his teammates and he always used to have a smile on his face. Not only his teammates, but his opponents also had a lot of respect for him and valued his fierce competition.
Indian legend, Sachin Tendulkar praised Ntini for his contribution to the sport. He said, “He was a fierce competitor and a true champion because you knew that at the end of the day Makhaya would still be running in hard and trying to get you out.”
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