Champions Trophy momentum with the hosts
The Champions Trophy provides South Africa with an opportunity to do what they haven’t done for 11 long years - to win an official ICC event, and finally silence the 'choker' chants that emanate everytime they unexpectedly exit a big competition
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
The Champions Trophy provides South Africa with an opportunity to do what they haven’t done for 11 long years - to win an official ICC event, and finally silence the 'choker' chants that emanate everytime they unexpectedly exit a big competition. Lungani Zama has more in the Witness, the South African daily.
Champions Trophy or not, it is inevitable that the balance between the 50-over games and 20-over games will shift - probably resulting in a direct, proportional swap, writes Neil Manthrop in the Mail and Guardian Online.