The South African cricket team defeated India 2-1 and 3-0 in the recently concluded Test and ODI respectively. India were heavy going into the series, being the number 1 ranked Test side in the world and having taken a 1-0 lead after a convincing win in the first test against a relatively inexperienced side. But South Africa bounced back exceptionally to win 5 games in a row to secure a historic victory on home soil. Since they lost to India, a country that itself has a complicated relationship with affirmative action, several Indians were quick to pin the blame on quotas. As South Africa's hopes were fading, they pulled an inspiring comeback to level and eventually win the Test series and subsequently whitewash India. The players whose merit was questioned for being in the team to fill a quota would ultimately go on to lead the Rainbow nation to a famous victory.
In the test series, Keegan Petersen with 272 runs was the highest run-scorer, with Temba scoring 221 at an average of 73.66.20 had the most wickets, while took another 15. What all these players had in common apart from cricketing talent tag of being a quota player that ensued, something that made them an easy target for critics whenever the team failed.
The South African cricket team defeated India 2-1 and 3-0 in the recently concluded Test and ODI respectively. India were heavy going into the series, being the number 1 ranked Test side in the world and having taken a 1-0 lead after a convincing win in the first test against a relatively inexperienced side. But South Africa bounced back exceptionally to win 5 games in a row to secure a historic victory on home soil. Since they lost to India, a country that itself has a complicated relationship with affirmative action, several Indians were quick to pin the blame on quotas. As South Africa's hopes were fading, they pulled an inspiring comeback to level and eventually win the Test series and subsequently whitewash India. The players whose merit was questioned for being in the team to fill a quota would ultimately go on to lead the Rainbow nation to a famous victory.
The South African cricket team defeated India 2-1 and 3-0 in the recently concluded Test and ODI respectively. India were heavy going into the series, being the number 1 ranked Test side in the world and having taken a 1-0 lead after a convincing win in the first test against a relatively inexperienced side. But South Africa bounced back exceptionally to win 5 games in a row to secure a historic victory on home soil. Since they lost to India, a country that itself has a complicated relationship with affirmative action, several Indians were quick to pin the blame on quotas. As South Africa's hopes were fading, they pulled an inspiring comeback to level and eventually win the Test series and subsequently whitewash India. The players whose merit was questioned for being in the team to fill a quota would ultimately go on to lead the Rainbow nation to a famous victory.
The South African cricket team defeated India 2-1 and 3-0 in the recently concluded Test and ODI respectively. India were heavy going into the series, being the number 1 ranked Test side in the world and having taken a 1-0 lead after a convincing win in the first test against a relatively inexperienced side. But South Africa bounced back exceptionally to win 5 games in a row to secure a historic victory on home soil. Since they lost to India, a country that itself has a complicated relationship with affirmative action, several Indians were quick to pin the blame on quotas. As South Africa's hopes were fading, they pulled an inspiring comeback to level and eventually win the Test series and subsequently whitewash India. The players whose merit was questioned for being in the team to fill a quota would ultimately go on to lead the Rainbow nation to a famous victory.
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