Brain training exercises
Defeat in the Test series against India would have been catastrophic for the careers of a few senior South African players and the level of interest of the supporters in the country, writes Neil Manthorp in Supercricket
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
Defeat in the Test series against India would have been catastrophic for the careers of a few senior South African players and the level of interest of the supporters in the country, writes Neil Manthorp in Supercricket. While Shaun Pollock received the accolades for his allround performance, his side's come-from-behind win was possible largely due to the mental strength of Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince.
Though it may sound dramatic in the warm afterglow of a magnificent, against-all-odds triumph, it is worth remembering that the line between triumph and disaster has probably never been finer in South Africa's cricketing history.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo