Ottis Gibson: ‘This team is not a one-man show’
Everybody played a role in Proteas’ 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan, says coach Ottis Gibson
Proteas coach Ottis Gibson was reluctant to single out player of the series Duanne Olivier as the man who made the difference in the 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan and instead credited their success to a team effort. The fast bowler ended the series as the leading wicket-taker with an impressive 24 scalps and he was a constant threat to the Pakistani batsmen who struggled to cope with his consistent pace and bounce. SA beat Pakistan by 107 runs in the third and final Test at the Wanderers to leapfrog England and New Zealand into second spot on the ICC Test rankings. Pakistan slipped one place below Sri Lanka to seventh. “In this game Quinny [Quinton de Kock] made a brilliant hundred. He is a fantastic player for us and if Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said he was the difference then it means he was the difference from their point of view‚” said Gibson. “From our point of view‚ Olivier got a lot of wickets but our dressing room is not a one-man show. “You can see by the performances that w...
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