African Cricket

Thanks to espncricinfo.com i was able to find this article about the future of the South Africa cricket team. The South African cricket team has been performing well and would like to keep this game play going into next year to compete in the 2014 world T20 which is a mere 15 months away. The Team of South Africa is confident the way they are playing now and hope to get more one-dayers throughout the season to keep this gameplay going. They even requested they have more one- dayers to the cricket scheduling committee who also agreed that they needed more. This will thus enhance their performance for the 2014 world T20.

This article sparked my attention because I am a huge sports fan as far as American sports go. Seeing that cricket is one of the main sports in South Africa due to its British influence, then it must be one of the most influential sports on South African culture. The article alone tells about the passion the community has towards the sport and for their team representing their country. I believe that sports are a direct way to bring the community together in any situation which is why you'll see pickup games of soccer, basketball, baseball, football, etc. in any country you'll go to. It is a way for people with the same belief to come together to enjoy the momentous occasion of a sport.