How do You See Temba Bavuma?

                                                               How do You See Temba Bavuma?

I see him as 4 cm taller than I was at my tallest (I have been through an accident in which myspinal discs got compressed; besides just about everyone loses height as they get to 60 years of age and go beyond; I am 71 now).

But some see him as yet another token black on the South African cricket team. Bavuma’sbatting average is nothing to write home about. In the same breath I would mention he captained his nation’s cricket team to win the World Cricket Test Championship. South African cricket team now onwards cannot be called “chokers”. That has to count forsomething. He had the nous. That too counts. A captain is a captain and a winning captain is a step above. That is really how I see Temba Bavuma.

Raghuram Ekambaram. 

P. S. The above was written before South African victory over India in today’s match. The time as I am posting is 2:20 PM on November 11, 2025-11-16

Raghuram Ekambaram