a lovely piece of sports journalism but i think he overeggs the pudding somewhat re T20

not sure where hitler comes into it tbh. he overly romanticises test cricket and completely ignores that T20 has exposed the game to a much wider audience and afforded sporting careers to a more diverse group of players that otherwise may never have played the game. having said that though, this passage was gold...

"Bavuma got to his hundred with a release of pent-up power, swivel-pulling Pat Cummins through midwicket, holding the shot, one of those moments where the batter feels what has happened a second before anyone else, allowed in that microsecond to exist all alone inside his own little pocket of private triumph."

the final sixteen words capture that moment so perfectly in that fleeting instant, the achievement belongs exclusively to him. before the crowd erupts, before his teammates celebrate, before the commentators find their words, bavuma already knows.

there's something universal about it too. most of us will never score a test run, let alone a century against australia, but can recognise that fleeting and intense personal satisfaction of accomplishing something incredibly difficult before anybody else knows we've succeeded.

Posted By: Tombs, Oct 26, 09:19:30