South Africa have the right balance to win the World Cup - ICC World Cup 2011
Will it be South Africa this time? Why not! The Proteas have the right combination to challenge their opponents and win matches in this year’s cricket World Cup. They have the quality batsmen to score runs, express bowlers to take wickets, world class all-rounders
to provide flexibility and for the first time in history, they have wizardry in their line-up with some utility spinners.
South Africa have always entered the World Cup as one of the favourites. However, the Proteas have never been able to win the mega tournament even once. The ICC World Cup 2011 is considered to be an open event, as any team can win it.
Before the start of the World Cup, the Asian teams, especially http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 were hinted as ideals to be the winners. However, the pool matches have highlighted their weaknesses.
This leaves South Africa to be one of the most ideal teams to win the tournament. The Proteas have some expert batmen in their line-up. They have one of the best opening pairs of Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla, who have the potential to give them solid opening
partnerships throughout this event.
Smith, who is also the captain of his team, has the ability of scoring runs at a quick pace. The left-handed batsman can play aggressive cricket and score big runs for his team.
On the other hand, Amla has the potential to play risk free cricket, and score runs at more than run-a-ball. He is a wristy player and has the potential to construct big partnerships with other members of the team.
The openers are followed by Jacques Kallis, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742. There is no doubt of the class that Kallis brings to the pitch and he is expected to rotate the strike and steady the innings for his team. The veteran player will be key in South
Africa’s success, as he has the ability to bat until the end of the innings.
De Villiers and Duminy are a delight for a captain, as they can change the course of the match with effortless ease. Both players can explode in the death overs and pound the bowlers to give their team some additional runs.
South Africa bat deep down as they have http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johan-Botha-c67173 and Robin Petersen, who can score some quick runs in the lower middle-order and then do their job with the ball.
When it comes to the bowlers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-Morkel-c77722 have pace and they can reverse the ball as well, especially when the ball gets older.
The third seamer in the team is Kallis, who can always be a handy option in the middle overs. Kallis has the ability to provide breakthroughs to his team at crucial stages of the match. Considering his batting, bowling and fielding stats, Kallis may be considered
the best all-rounder of all times.
The most important thing for the Proteas is that they have a very good spin bowling line-up. They had some containing bowlers like Botha and Petersen. However, the inclusion of the Pakistani born leg-spinner, Imran Tahir, has been a blessing for the team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. The wily leg-spinner took four wickets in the match.
Overall, the South African team has a very good blend of some utility cricketers. They have the resource to advance to the final of the World Cup and possibly win it, but they will have to fight hard and stay focused as anything can happen in the knockout
stages.
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