VINCE VAN DER BIJL: Apathy over Proteas’ Windies tour raises red flags
If supporters and media lose interest it will lead to fewer sponsors and broadcasters
26 May 2021 - 16:47
Despite the Proteas leaving for the West Indies on Monday, there is an uneasy quiet; even the cricket social media has gone silent. This could be the lull before the storm or simply disinterest.
The selection of the Proteas squads to tour the West Indies barely caused a ripple in the media. There has been no in-depth article on AB de Villiers’s final retirement. No questions were asked about whether Simon Harmer, Kyle Abbott or other former Kolpak players were considered for the tour. Chris Morris and Faf du Plessis’s absence received scant investigation...
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