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Today is a memorable day for SOUTH AFRICA
Today is a memorable day for SOUTH AFRICA
Exactly 22 years ago, i.e., 10 November 1991, SOUTH AFRICA cricket
team made a comeback to the Cricket after 21 years ( they played there last
game before 1991 in 1970).
South African cricket was isolated from the rest
of the world for 21 years - from 1970 to 1991 - because of the apartheid
policies of the former government. Isolation came at a time when the country
could fairly claim to be the top test-playing nation in the world after the
Springboks had pummeled the powerful Australians 4-0 with ease.
Indian people
lined the streets of Calcutta in 1991 to welcome the South Africa team as it
undertook its first tour of the country. When the first ODI took place a few
days later at the famous Eden Gardens, the 100,000-seater was packed to the
rafters. Previously
known as the Springboks, the Proteas, after an initial settling-in period,
adapted surprisingly quickly to the demands of the international game in 1991.
South African cricket was isolated from the rest of the world for 21 years - from 1970 to 1991 - because of the apartheid policies of the former government. Isolation came at a time when the country could fairly claim to be the top test-playing nation in the world after the Springboks had pummeled the powerful Australians 4-0 with ease.
Indian people lined the streets of Calcutta in 1991 to welcome the South Africa team as it undertook its first tour of the country. When the first ODI took place a few days later at the famous Eden Gardens, the 100,000-seater was packed to the rafters. Previously known as the Springboks, the Proteas, after an initial settling-in period, adapted surprisingly quickly to the demands of the international game in 1991.
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