New Delhi. We often see the craze of cricket fans whenever their own team wins or faces defeat. While the fans openly celebrate the victory, they also vent their anger on the players of the team after the defeat. Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis also had a similar bitter experience in the 2011 ODI World Cup.
Former South Africa captain Faf Duplessis has made a big reveal. He made the revelation that AB de Villiers was run out after suffering a misunderstanding in the 2011 World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand. After this, he and his wife were threatened with death.
Duplessis said, ‘After the match, my wife and I were threatened with death. Our media was blasted on the internet media. It became quite a personal attack. Very objectionable things were said, which I cannot repeat.
In the match played at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, South Africa lost by 49 runs. With this defeat, the team’s dream of playing the semi-finals of the tournament was broken and she was eliminated from the tournament. Bangladesh was the co-host of the tournament along with India. India won the World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the final under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
South Africa’s performance in ODI World Cup
The team from South Africa made it to the semi-finals in 1992. After this, the team reached the quarter-finals in 1996. The team then had to drop out after losing in the semi-finals again in the next edition. In 2003, the team was eliminated from the first round. In the subsequent three World Cups, the team made it to the semi-finals, quarter-finals and semi-finals. South Africa has never been able to progress beyond the semi-finals, which is why the team is called Chokers.
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