Straight-talking AB de Villiers has ‘no idea’ how many runs SA needs
London — Imran Tahir remains the first-choice spinner, despite Keshav Maharaj’s promising progress. Rather a proper quick bowler like Morné Morkel than a bowler who bats a bit. Lasith Malinga? Bring him. If a prize for straightforwardness was offered at the Champions Trophy‚ AB de Villiers would have won it on Friday — the eve of SA’s first match‚ against Sri Lanka at The Oval. England and Bangladesh topped 300 in the opening game of the tournament at the ground on Thursday. What did that tell De Villiers about how many runs his team might need to score‚ or need to stop the Sri Lankans from scoring? "I have absolutely no idea‚" he said. "We don’t play our cricket like that — it’s all about assessing on the day. We saw a high-scoring game in the last one; the groundsman reckons it won’t be as high for tomorrow. Every wicket you play on is different‚ and we’re not going to come out and say that’s what we want." Maharaj took four wickets at a run-a-ball in the two one-day international...
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