Established all-rounder Corbin Bosch, who formerly plied his trade in Australia, admitted the South African domestic T20 leagues are at a calibre to behold, especially in a time when white-ball cricket has become a lucrative money-spinner.
Corbin was part of the triumphant SA U19 side that lifted the 2014 World Cup trophy alongside the likes of Aiden Markram and Kagiso Rabada and was one of those players who had instinctively not been near-sighted.
He departed for Australia at the age of 21 due to various reasons affecting the state of South African cricket, but he later discovered that the grass wasn’t always greener in other territories.
The 27-year-old has a broader and renewed perspective from within the sport, and although SA cricket hasn’t been largely successful of late, he has upheld the view that the country is still in somewhat of a healthy space.
“I think our level of cricket is definitely up there with the best T20 leagues in the world, and the quality of players in our country really justifies that,” Corbin tells Cricket Fanatics Magazine.
“I think the only big difference is the exposure that the other T20 leagues have around the world, [compared] to ours.
“The standard of cricket is really good and competitive. If you look at our past T20 competitions – the most recent one in Durban and the two editions of the Mzansi Super League – it just showed the level of competitiveness was at a high standard.
“There’s no out-and-out team that always shines above the rest – any team can win on any given day – and I think that’s really good for our T20 cricket.”
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