Shashi Tharoor Exclusive: This South African Team Was Exception in T20 World Cup, Why?| Watch Now

Till the last over any outcome is possible and even two or two balls from the end people said well it could still be a super over. If they hit 2 fourths of the last two balls, it will be super over. So all of that was going on was quite incredible. But it is quite unexpected the way S Africans you know just give it away on a patter to India. I mean, we are lucky we won this in 2007. Was on a similar note where Pakistan gifted us that scoop shot from the Pakistani batter yesterday. Also thirty runs from 30 oddballs and and the way S Africans gave it away. Your thoughts on that? I don't think you're being fair at all. I don't think you're being fair at all. I think that I think, I think the South Africans played outstandingly. They played a really, really good game. People, you know, make runs by taking by by playing shots. And they also get out playing shots. So, I mean, it so happens that our bowlers hold well enough and our fielders caught well enough. Come on. I don't see anything that we should be ashamed of at all. It's not that they gave it away. I think they played exceptionally well. I think they were right on top of the game right up to over #16 and it's only after that that it began slipping away from them. And even then, right till the very end, they were in with a chance. I mean, it's not that they are they are any slouches. I mean, except possibly for their number 11 Shamsi, all the others can wield a long handle. I've seen people like Rabada and Nokia hitting Sixers. It's not impossible that they could have won even with a tail batting. So I think I think it was a very good performance for South Africa. We should give them full credit. I think it's very unfair to accuse them of choking yet again and so on because they didn't choke. I think, I think they played well. We played well and in the crucial overs towards the end of the match, we played better. Absolutely we did. But I mean, you know that that Surya Kumar catch you talked about, its such a regular phenomenon when we look at IPL games. I mean, we've seen it, so many cricketers from different countries playing it for different franchisees, taking such catches. And IPL has also contributed. You know, earlier we used to talk about how we used to lose T20 World Cup right after IPL and and everyone is to blame IPL because of overdose of cricket. But what what will you tell them right now? No, I think, I think obviously it helped India that our players were so fresh from the IPL. And indeed other players who had played in the IPL like Travis Head also showed the advantages of the IPL because they came into the World Cup raring to go and did very well. Rahmanullah Gurbas same story. These are people who played in the IPLI think that that argument can now be laid to rest in many ways. The IPL is extremely good preparation for AT20 World Cup. Subscribe to 1I channel and never miss an update.