RUGBY PREDICTIONS
Why Tahir should stick to bowling
As the No1-ranked bowler in one-day internationals and T20s‚ Imran Tahir is doing better than most
Imran Tahir should stick to cricket. Which‚ as the No1-ranked bowler in one-day internationals and T20s‚ he is doing better than most. Good‚ because his rugby knowledge is hopeless. And that despite counting among his friends Sonny Bill Williams‚ the All Black backline star who has become close to SA’s cricketers‚ particularly those with whom he shares the Muslim faith. "We always pray for him that he keeps doing well for New Zealand‚" Tahir said in Auckland on Thursday. So far so fine. Then Tahir put both feet into touch and bowled an accidental wrong ’un all in the space of seven short words: " But next time SA might beat them." The Springboks‚ who lost eight of the dozen Tests they played in 2016, beat the All Blacks who have won 13 of their 14 games? Bowl the other one‚ Imran. The South Africans‚ who arrived in New Zealand this week in preparation for a tour that starts with a T20 in Auckland on Friday‚ had already hooked up with Williams. "Every time we’re here Sonny always com...
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