- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 218,133
“Pakistan have got some very dangerous characters - Babar’s record speaks for itself" : Mark Boucher
South Africa head coach, Mark Boucher:
“Pakistan have got some very dangerous characters. Babar Azam’s record speaks for itself. Rizwan had a very good series against us. But, we are in our conditions now, so we are not too worried about them. We have set our plans to counteract their strengths and also attack their weaknesses as well"
“I didn’t make the decision to let the players go to the IPL. That’s a question people above me in authority can answer. There has been a long standing agreement between BCCI and CSA about the IPL. I think it could be in a document as well that our players are released to go to India. I wasn’t involved in that decision making but I do know that there is some sort of contractual agreement that we are just upholding"
“It isn’t ideal for preparation going into the T20 World Cup year. But I think we need to take positives out of it as well. These guys will be going to India and playing in a good competition, so they will be getting first-hand information about the different venues in India. It will also give us opportunity to test our bench strength"
"We are quite fortunate to be honest with you. We are sitting in a position where a lot of guys were rested and that particular time. There were one or two injuries as well. But we have a full selection of squad members now, and by right they should come back"
"We also have to take form into the equation. We will make selections on good sound cricketing reasons. It's nice to have a full strength squad, but in the reverse we may have felt before that we didn't have the depth in our squad, but the guys that we have selected have performed well. So, we're sitting with a nice headache"
"I think Aiden Markram's inclusion in the One-Day format is just saying 'Well, you're that good. We do believe that you deserve an opportunity to resurrect your one-day career. Now is the time to give you that opportunity'"
"He is in good form, he has scored a lot of runs. He had a funny sort of start to his ODI career. He made a few runs, was made captain, and whether that was the right call, we don't know... We have given him a very clear direction of how he must go out and play. His job is to go out and score runs and bat the way he has been in our domestic season as well."
"If he can play anyway near that level, then he will only be a good find for us in one-day cricket. He is certainly one of those players that when he is a form, he stands out and we certainly see him a potential match-winner come the 2023 World Cup. We need to get him into the side and this is the first step. Obviously he needs to perform, but thats up to him."
South Africa head coach, Mark Boucher:
“Pakistan have got some very dangerous characters. Babar Azam’s record speaks for itself. Rizwan had a very good series against us. But, we are in our conditions now, so we are not too worried about them. We have set our plans to counteract their strengths and also attack their weaknesses as well"
“I didn’t make the decision to let the players go to the IPL. That’s a question people above me in authority can answer. There has been a long standing agreement between BCCI and CSA about the IPL. I think it could be in a document as well that our players are released to go to India. I wasn’t involved in that decision making but I do know that there is some sort of contractual agreement that we are just upholding"
“It isn’t ideal for preparation going into the T20 World Cup year. But I think we need to take positives out of it as well. These guys will be going to India and playing in a good competition, so they will be getting first-hand information about the different venues in India. It will also give us opportunity to test our bench strength"
"We are quite fortunate to be honest with you. We are sitting in a position where a lot of guys were rested and that particular time. There were one or two injuries as well. But we have a full selection of squad members now, and by right they should come back"
"We also have to take form into the equation. We will make selections on good sound cricketing reasons. It's nice to have a full strength squad, but in the reverse we may have felt before that we didn't have the depth in our squad, but the guys that we have selected have performed well. So, we're sitting with a nice headache"
"I think Aiden Markram's inclusion in the One-Day format is just saying 'Well, you're that good. We do believe that you deserve an opportunity to resurrect your one-day career. Now is the time to give you that opportunity'"
"He is in good form, he has scored a lot of runs. He had a funny sort of start to his ODI career. He made a few runs, was made captain, and whether that was the right call, we don't know... We have given him a very clear direction of how he must go out and play. His job is to go out and score runs and bat the way he has been in our domestic season as well."
"If he can play anyway near that level, then he will only be a good find for us in one-day cricket. He is certainly one of those players that when he is a form, he stands out and we certainly see him a potential match-winner come the 2023 World Cup. We need to get him into the side and this is the first step. Obviously he needs to perform, but thats up to him."
