Led by unexpected praise from the nation’s sports minister, South Africa went easy on its cricket team after another painful loss at the World Cup.
A long history of failure at the tournament has often put the Proteas at the sharp end of stinging criticism from media and fans back home.
But sports minister Fikile Mbalula said he was still proud of the team after its nail-biting loss to New Zealand in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Wednesday’s newspapers reflected the players’ bitter disappointment -with some in tears after the defeat – but there was no mention of “chokers,” the dreaded term previously given to the team for losing crucial World Cup games.
“World Cup tears” said the Afrikaans-language Die Burger newspaper. The Times called it “A crying shame.”
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South Africa goes easy on cricket team
