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‘Bowlers, we’ve done a terrific job, Australia is 15 runs short,’ Kallis said
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith reflected on the epic game against Australia, in which his team set a new record for the most successful run chase in one-day internationals. As the Proteas chased down 434 with one ball remaining in Johannesburg, Herschelle Gibbs’ 175 surpassed Ricky Ponting’s 164, and the world witnessed one of the greatest run-chases in limited-overs cricket.
Australia chose to bat first, and openers Adam Gilchrist and Simon Katich put up a 97-run partnership. After Ponting’s 105-ball 164, Michael Hussey (81 from 51 balls) and Andrew Symonds (27 off 13 deliveries) aided Australia in putting up a formidable total.
Smith was dismissed for 90 runs in 55 balls, but Gibbs scored 175 runs in 111 balls, including 21 boundaries and seven maximums. The game came down to seven runs needed off Brett Lee’s final over, thanks to cameos from AB de Villiers (14) and Jacques Kallis (20). With a lofted shot over mid-on by Mark Boucher, who scored a quick fifty, South Africa won the game and the series 3-2.
Smith recalled how Jacques Kallis joked in the dressing room to “break the ice” during the innings break during the high-octane game at the Wanderers Stadium.
“As a captain, you can imagine how I felt walking off the field after winning the toss and electing to bowl first. We only had a short amount of time to turn around. ‘Let me pad up first because I’m going to open the batting.’ Let me finish that first.’ It’s all about getting my head ready to bat, and then we’ll get the rest of the team in the right mindset “Cricket.com quoted Smith as saying.
Herschelle Gibbs was incredible and so was Ricky Ponting’s knock, according to Smith. The momentum kept swaying for the whole 100 overs, given that the opposition had scored 434.
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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”
Throughout his incredible career with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name. He has established himself as a vital member of the batting lineup and is seen as the team’s future leader. He was able to establish himself in the Indian white-ball team and get to the top of the IC batting rankings in the format because to his valiant efforts at MI. But before he was let away, Suryakumar was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup from 2014 to 2017. When former captain Gautam Gambhir reflects on the two IPL titles won by KKR during that time, he named the star player from India his greatest regret.
KKR featured Suryakumar Yadav from 2014 to 2017.
In 2012, Suryakumar began his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians, appearing in just one match before being cut loose the following year. He was signed by KKR in 2014, and he won the championship in his first campaign there. The right-handed batter scored 608 runs in 54 games during his four-year tenure with the team, although the majority of those runs were scored as a lower middle order hitter.
In an interview with Sportskeeda on Monday, Gambhir said that his biggest regret as KKR captain is that he failed to recognise Suryakumar’s ability or his ideal batting position in the lineup.
Finding and showcasing the greatest potential is the responsibility of a leader. If there’s one thing I regret from my seven years as captain, it’s that neither I nor the squad were able to fully utilise Suryakumar Yadav. And combinations were the key to the cause. At No. 3, you may only play one person. As a leader, you also need to consider the other ten players in the starting lineup. Although he was just as excellent at No. 7, he would have been far more effective at No. 3, he said.
Gambhir went on to praise Suruyakumar for being a team player, citing the reason behind his appointment as the team’s vice-captain in 2015.
He was a team player as well. A good player may be anyone, but becoming a team player takes skill. Playing him at No. 6 or 7 or benching him, he was constantly grinning and eager to contribute to the squad. He went on, “That’s why we named him vice captain.”
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