‘You are not able to get rid of Chokrs tag’: Mark Boucher, claims that Temba Bavuma’s South Africa WTC can change Test cricket with the final win. Cricket news
Former South African cricket head coach Mark Boucher believes that a win for the South African team led by Temba Bawuma in the upcoming World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s on June 11 may revive Test cricket in South Africa. The team achieved their first WTC final presence after winning seven consecutive Tests and topping the 2023-25 cycle points table with 69.44 percent.South Africa is currently preparing for an important one-off test with a warm-up match against Zimbabwe in Arundel.“Many people have criticized South Africa, which is not really appropriate. You play what is in front of you, and with all due respect, the parties we have played against, we must have been beaten, and we have done so. So we find ourselves in a final, “Baucher said.“But I wouldn’t say that it is getting crowded in our country. Now everyone is very excited about it, as is the opportunity, many people are going to travel to London, spend all their rands, and see what a good match should be. If we win it, I think I think there can be a change for Test cricket in our country,” he said.
Lords Clash recorded the second ICC title match for the men’s team after his runner-up finish in the 2024 Mains T20 World Cup. The women’s team has also consecutively ended as runners up in the T20 World Cup.“We are playing for a trophy, so I think many people are not saying [we can’t win]But I think this is a different experience in Test match cricket. It is played for a long time, and you have got only to win big moments in the game. Yes, it will be tag [chokers] Boucher said that it is thrown to our way until we win a trophy.“You are not going to get rid of the tag. Is it worth coming through these youth? No, it is almost the same as they carry the burden of what they had happened in the previous years, which is always going to be strict on them, but they are under control of their futures at the moment, “they continued.Quiz: Who is that IPL player?Boucher expressed confidence in opener Ryan Ricelton and batsman Triston Stabs for the upcoming final.“Ryan Ryon Ricelton is playing well for Mumbai Indians (MI), and he was actually on the tour that we also went to England (in 2022). He has really played some games in England, so he will find out the terms, “he commented.“And Triston Stabs has returned and played a lot of domestic cricket and forced to make their way in the test side due to basically runs. On paper, Australia might feel that they have got a better batting line-up than what they have, but have we got the attitude to go there and, just leave all this?” Boucher concluded.
