SRI LANKA SERIES
Skipper wants dominant Proteas to go for jugular
SA surged to victory in their one-day series against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers on Saturday
SA surged to victory in their one-day series against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers on Saturday‚ but AB de Villiers was focused on a bigger picture. "There were too many 3-2 [series scores] in the past and we’ve had too many opportunities to win series 5-0 and 4-0‚" De Villiers said after his team strolled to a seven-wicket win with 18 overs to spare to go 3-0 up in the five-match rubber. "We are all a bit sick and tired of not taking our opportunities and we are sitting here with another opportunity. "We try to be clinical about every game we play, with a bit more emphasis and importance on getting results in every single game we play and not just trying to win a series." Having stuck his neck out in no uncertain terms‚ SA’s captain remembered to wind it back in. "I don’t want to mention it too often and I don’t want to make it our main thing that we play for 5-0 whitewashes‚ because that can backfire quickly." But De Villiers had made his point: do not just win‚ win as well as you can...
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