What went wrong for the Proteas?
AS: Chockers! Something the South African team hate to be called so. The world’s No. 1 ODI team bowed out of the Champions Trophy. The country’s press criticised the players. Why do they fail just when it is required to win. Captain Graeme Smith did his bit with the bat to some extent but then he offered no excuses when his team lost to England. Remember, it is the same England which lost a oneday series 6-1 to Australia before the Champions Trophy. Undoubtedly it was one of their poorest bowling performances against England. It is all about the application of skills under pressure. Better luck next time! RG: No, let’s not even get there. South Africa did not choke. They just played poor cricket and strategised poorly and planned appallingly. It is as simple as that. Why did Graeme Smith invite Sri Lanka to bat after winning the toss and risk chasing under lights? That was arrogance, if not shoddy thinking. The bowlers kept spraying it all over and reached the depths of incompetence ag
