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Are South Africans UNLUCKY or UNTALENTED in world cups?
I told you so! I told you even before the South African team is way far overrated! And most of people disagreed. Many said that they were just unlucky in world cups. But were they really? Really folks?, really? really? Let's take every single world cup they played one by one
●1992 - Ok before the rain SA needed 22 to win from 13 balls. But after the rain, according to the rain effected match formula which was used those days, SA target has become 22 off one ball. And this may be the only occasion where u can call they were bit unlucky. But mind you one thing. Lets imagine that there was no rain. So then 22 off 13 balls means still a stiff and tough task! So yet England could have been the winner!
● 1996 - Haha here we cut to the real chase! Who can say south Africans were unlucky here at least a little bit? South Africa won all 5 robin round games and were totally out played by west indies (they lost even to kenya in the first round) in the quarter final. In other words SA were unable to win the real test, the must win game. So they failed big time! So was that unlucky? That was not unlucky at all! Wasn't it folks?
? 1999-Now lets go to the real controversial world cup. South Africa tied with Australia in the semi final. But Australia went through to the finals bcz they defeated SA in Super 6 stage. Talkng more of the semifinal it was poor communication while running between the wickets, made the run out of Alan Donald who was batting with Lance Klusner. I'd say yes run out is an unfortunate way to get out but nevertheless it's batsmen's fault. In other words "weakness". So SA couldn't win there bcz of their weakness of communicating and running between the wickets. That's not quite bcz of their unluckiness. Right?
● 2003- Some people says on this occasion SA had to go home from the first round bcz they read the D/L system formula wrong in the must win game with Sri lankans. After getting up to 229 for 6 in 45 overs they thought that they were ahead of Sri Lanks. But to be ahead of Sri lanka they should have been at 230 for 6 in 45 overs.
So once again lack of knowledge about the D/L system was what made them going down and out! In other words a weakness. You know that in cricket not only the way you bat bowl and field but also the way you use your head is also gets in to play. So how come we say a student who failed the exam was unlucky if he didn't do his lessons correctly. No way!
And also one more point... Did the south Africans deserve to be in the super 6's in that world cup? They lost to west indies and Newzealand too before Sri lanka match. I mean on their home soil! They only defeated Canada , kenya and Bangladesh. So keep the D/L thing aside. Yet they are not deserved to be in super 6's. Bcz at their home SA failed to defeat 2nd rated teams like NZ and west Indies on that world cup!
So not unlucky really, Just untalented I'd say.
● 2007 Aha now here is another pure example of the point I am trying to prove. Where the hell did the South Africans became unlucky here? They lost to Australia in the first round by 88 runs. Then they lost to Bangladesh too in the Super 8 stage. And then finally were purely knocked out by Aussies once again in the semi final. South Africans were bowled out for some thing like 150 there! So there was no chance at hell you can say it was unfortunate. It was simply bcz they were not quite talented to be the world champions, or bcz they were not quite talented to win a single knock out match in world cups.
●2011 So moving on to this world cup Once again SA failed to win a knock out match in a world cup. they were done by Kiwis comfortably. Kiwis haven't been playing well (lost to Sri Lanka and Australia easily) but yet they thumped South Africans.
So is that unlucky? really folks? really? i mean really? No, not at all.
So here is a quick sum up. Ok i get it. In 1992 and 1999 they were bit unlucky. But all the other four world cups they failed to win a single knock out match not bcz they were unlucky but purely bcz they were not quite good enough! i mean it's obvious..Yeah it's crystal clear!
So Look,I know that there are many Indians who said that SA was gonna play the world cup final with India. But i told you so it won't be. So here i have backed up my words.
So so that's the truth, the whole truth, so wassup guys? any objections?
No i have my points proving that they are just not good enough, not unlucky. They have never won a single knock out game in a world cup!
Once again i am saying if they couldn't win a single must win game in world cups it simply says the entire story. No they were not unlucky.
I rather want you to stick to my points and talk with some proof other than just keep on saying the South Africans were unlucky. Look i am talking with proof.
Great answer from Howzzat. But look friend. i totally agree with you, no objections about the talent of South Africans. But to go through must win games in world cups you need some thing special, i mean than your normal attributes! So south Africans haven't got that ability. They have failed to go through the knock out stages.
Data : 2011-03-29 00:59:46pak got this cup u ghandu choottiya indians
Date : 2011-03-29 01:02:07
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Date : 2007-09-21 04:24:35A Question for the People that are looking to the 2018 World Cup Already?
Fifa has anounced that a South American Country will be hosting the 2014 World Cup. All South American countries have already voted Brazil even though there has been no official meeting of this kind. With all of that wraped up, there are allready bids comming in for the 2018 Cup.
I know that this is still 12 more years away and the world can change in 12 years but where do you think that the 2018 World Cup will be?
The countries that have placed a bid as follows...
Australia...2000 Olympics and 2003 Rugby World Cup
Canada...2007 FIFA World Youth Champs
China.... 2008 Olympics, 2004 Asian Cup (Football), 2010 Asian Games
England..... 2012 Olympics, Previous World Cups
Mexico....Previous World Cups
Nedtherlands/Belgim (Joint Bid)... Euro 2000 (Joint bids now not allowed
New Zealand...1991,2011 Rugby World Cup and 2015 Cricket WC
Saudi Arabia...No experiance
Spain... Previous World Cups
More info, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup
The extra sporting events next to a country are what previous sporting events the country has had before
Date : 2006-06-30 02:00:49is it just me or others also feel bad for south africa, new zealand, vey often...?
i feel like south africa is always unlucky about crciket often rain comes up or something keeps hapening with them
also about nz, they dont have lot many plyers like us ( we have 10 times more of them ) and kiwis keep getting injured...a long injury list...and they even lose after coming close
yesterday both of them lost and i was wondering how other kiwi and sa supporters feel like....
by the way...england won is a good thing, but why is sa, nz so unfortunbate compared to others
Date : 2009-11-13 17:38:40Which name for our baby boy?
Hi fellow South Africans,
My name is Nicolaas. My wife and I live in Pietermaritzburg. Anyways my wife and I are having a baby boy due in like two weeks. We are giving him an Afrikaans name. These are the name we have so far.
Andries
Johan
Jannie
Rueben
Wessels
Andre
Jacques
Charl
Morne
Albertus Jacobus (Albie/Jaco)
Ruan
Frederik
Stephan
Antonie Willem
Pieter Konrad
Zander
Laurens
The last name is Botha.
Please tell us which one you like the best. Also if you have any other suggestions let us know. Thanks.
Date : 2007-09-27 11:17:13
