The Proteas have done well, but the reality is that theyre going to need to do even better and find more consistency at the highest level if they want South African sports fans to offer them as much support as the Springboks get when they play in major finals.
Ahead of their trophy battle at last years Rugby World Cup , the entire country got behind the Boks, and they delivered once again by winning their fourth title at the quadrennial showpiece in France.
In the build-up to the T20 World Cup final against India at the weekend, the Proteas did not receive as much love, but fans cant be blamed for that.
The national cricket team have repeatedly entered World Cup tournaments among the title contenders, but they have consistently failed, letting their supporters down.
Changing the narrativeAt the recently concluded tournament in the West Indies and the United States, they finally managed to at least start changing the narrative by reaching their first World Cup final.
