IF we end up winning, I will celebrate on behalf of all South Africa!
These are the words of Herschelle Gibbs, and anyone who knows anything about the 50-year-old Proteas legend, thats going to be one helluva party.
Gibbs played 361 times for the Proteas. This was divided between 90 Test matches, 248 one-day internationals and 23 T20Is. More importantly, he went to the crease in three World Cup semi-finals: Edgbaston 1999, St Lucia 2007 (both ODI World Cups) and Trent Bridge 2009 (World T20).
There were two further ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals in Colombo 2002 and Jaipur 2006.
But never did he, along with his entire generation of Proteas, have the opportunity that awaits Aiden Markrams Class of 2024 today when they line up in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup final against India at the Kensington Oval in Barbados (4.30pm start SA Time).
