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Why south Africa Called Chokers: The South African cricket team has been one of the most dangerous cricket teams in the world for a long time. This team has given world cricket veteran players like Jack Kallis, Jonty Rhodes and AB de Villiers. But the South African team is often called ‘Choks’. After all, how did the stain of ‘Chokars’ be on this team, here you will get the answer to this question.
Why is South Africa called ‘Chokar’?
South Africa has been one of the best cricket teams in the world, but often comes in high-profile tournaments or pressure filled matches. South Africa has won only one ICC Trophy so far. Africa won the 1998 ICC Nockout Trophy/Champions Trophy, but after that South Africa has been deprived of big titles even after reaching the semi -finals and finals.
South Africa has traveled to the semi -finals and finals several times in tournaments like the World Cup and Champions Trophy, but has lost on most occasions. It is just a matter of last year when the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup was being played between India and South Africa. Africa had to score only 30 runs in the last 5 overs and the team had 6 wickets left. Despite this, the South African team collapsed under pressure and lost the match by 7 runs.
Four times defeat in World Cup semi -finals
The fate of the South African team has been very bad. She has so far lost in the semi -finals of 1992, 1999, 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cup. At the same time, South Africa, Champions Trophy also reached the semi -finals of 2025, but there was New Zealand by 50 runs.
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