Dear South Africa,You’re a great team,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_1.jpg)
Your bowlers are amazing,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_2.jpg)
Your batsmen can run riot,
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You’re the neutral’s favourite,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_19.jpg)
An ambassador of the sport.
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_4.jpg)
Luck has deserted you on many occasions,
Like when D/L fucked you over,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_5.jpg)
Or when Allan Donald forgot to run,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_6.jpg)
Like when it rained when it shouldn’t have,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_18.jpg)
Or when Grant Elliot got lucky today. Thrice.
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_7.jpg)
I know you’ve dropped the World Cup a couple of times,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_17.jpg)
But I also know that you’ll pick it up soon enough.
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_20.jpg)
So keep the faith,Don’t lose hope.
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_8a.jpg)
You’re a great team,And we love watching you fight,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_9.gif)
Especially when things are not going your way,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_10.jpg)
And when you have your back against the wall.
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_morkel.jpg)
As a cricket fan, I want you to pull up your socks,Pick yourself up again,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_12.jpg)
Tell yourself that you got closer than last time,That’s another hurdle you crossed.
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_15.jpg)
So come back stronger in four years,And play with the same spirit you always have,
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_16.jpg)
Because there is a World Cup trophy waiting for you,And it can only be delayed. Not denied.
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_13.jpg)
And for the love of the game,I hope you win next time.
![](https://wp.scoopwhoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5677338d6e510a6f3a75ad2d_14.jpg)
See you in 2019.-An Indian Cricket Fan
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