There is no doubt South Africa has good quality players those can bounce back in any condition but sadly right now inner politics are going to be big problem for them, and they are suffering badly with this all in last few years sadly they have some serious corruption issues but now black authorities are not going to check into this, and they have just one concern that quota system and bringing black players even they have no quality which is surely a problem now.

In last thirty years they fail to bring black players on good quality even they have good domestic system is big question mark for the management with this all too many white players are also suffering even few are already out of country for better opportunities.

If they can solve this issue then surely they could be one of the best team again in very less time but sadly nothing positive happening even now too many commissions and other issues are creating more mess up.

I also agree that this is a commendable performance from South Africa. Especially with a lot of bigger teams like India not being in the strongest position currently, especially with Virat Kohli not being able to perform well. Who is one of the leading players not just in India but around the world. South Africa should believe in themselves. They just beat England quite convincingly and comfortably.

For a long time, South Africa had to face a lot of problems. In particular, the system in which black people were forbidden from mixing with white people and vice versa had lowered the level of South African cricket substantially. I actually forgot what it was called.

But right now it’s encouraging to see that they were able to overcome those problems. I believe they will be able to play better even though they don’t have talented players like AB de Villiers on the team anymore.

Low salaries are part of it but not the main problem.

Summer is considered best season to play cricket in Australia that's why Nov-Jan is always booked with some kind of high profile test series (boxing day etc).

Problem is they keep BBL schedule at the same time and it's a long schedule for some weird reason which i don't know. And when schedule get relaxed then no high profile players subscribes to local franchise.

Some good news related to the 2028 LA Olympics. The IOC (International Olympic Committee) has shortlisted cricket as one of the 9 sports that will be reviewed for addition to the 2028 Games. A few months back, there was a lot of controversy, because the IOC had stated that the ICC hasn't made any application despite repeated reminders. ICC was claiming that they are trying hard for the Olympic inclusion, but they refused to submit the application on time. After the statement from the IOC, the ICC was forced to submit the application.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cricket-shortlisted-for-review-by-the-olympic-committee-1327474

South Africa is good and rich in sports culture, but sadly they are now having many problems in last three decades which are preventing them from having strong domestic system which is essential for any country's development in sports.

They have work on domestic level which is very important because this can bring some good talent and also helpful for ending color race which is currently the biggest issue in their system and sports.

If they can bring 10 to 12 teams in every sports then surely they can take good advantage in every game which is going to be big success for them, but sadly we never have any development in this way, and they are still fighting for quota and other baseless things which will never help them for going to be strong in sports as they are in Rugby right now.

I feel like people just say that Rabada is a good player just because they don’t want to be racist  .

South Africa has a lot of talent. They are obviously one of the best in the world. I'm not sure if this is the case right now, different skin colors are always going to exist. White guys are always thinking of themselves as the supreme people of the world. This has been a problem for South African cricket for a long time.

It is not just a problem for cricket, it is a problem for the entire world. And we have seen a lot of players lose their way just because of racism. Things are getting better, but have not been fixed totally.

I don't understand why cricket was left out of the Olympics again after cricket fought in the Olympics. Olympics is a place from which many good teams in football cricket and other sports make their name on the platform Currently if we look at cricket we can see that only few countries participate in this game of cricket If cricket is included in the Olympics again, the number of cricket teams will increase which will make the World Cup more enjoyable and cricket will regain its popularity

Even when cricket was included in the Asian Games, the BCCI refused to send a team. This time also, I am not expecting anything different. And it is not just the BCCI. The other pig-4 boards (ECB, CA and CNZ) also have the same attitude. I don't have an issue if the BCCI once again refuse to send a team to the Olympics. But let cricket be played at LA 2028. Refusing to participate is one thing, and disagreeing to have cricket as one of the sports items is another. No one is forcing BCCI or ECB to participate. But let the smaller boards such as CSA, WICB or the KNCB participate in such tournaments.

cricket was left out because it did not generate a significant amount of revenue, but I am quite sure that if cricket is continued in the Olympics and the cricket boards do not cause any problems, cricket is going to generate a lot more revenue, the popularity of cricket is also expected to grow

and obviously, the number of teams playing cricket right now is going to increase and that is exactly what the big 4 fear




cricket was first played in the Olympics in the year 1900 if i am not wrong, cricket is not part of the Olympics since the ICC has never submitted an application to the Olympics committee to include cricket

a big part of that is the big four, they do not want to lose their authority, they know very well that if cricket is included in the Olympics there will be a lot more teams playing cricket, it is very easy for them to lose their authority at that time