“The pot of gold is sometimes where you are”

Khalid Mohidin chatted to Grant Thomson about his journey, the standard of domestic cricket and weighing up the options of playing overseas or staying in South Africa.

“The pot of gold is sometimes where you are.”

Those are the words that stuck with me during my interview with Titans 4-day captain Grant Thomson. This was his message to young cricketers.

We often see how young cricketers up and leave when things don’t go the way they planned. They’ve put in hard work, and like Thompson explained “when they hit 23/24 years old, look for greener pastures.”

There are cases in recent times that raise eyebrows, where players have left at a young age, without really trying to push for higher honours, playing only one season of domestic cricket, or who haven’t even broke into the franchise circuit yet.

Then there are others, like the likes of Rassie van der Dussen, Jon-Jon Smuts, Beuran Hendricks and even Thomson who have stuck it out and reaped the rewards.

In this interview, Grant Thomas chats about a number of issues in South African cricket, but instead of focusing on the negatives, he gave a positive message and outlook.