Proteas bring Mandela spirit to fans in Chittagong

JOHANNESBURG: In a sporting gesture, the South African cricket team interacted with young patients at a hospital in Bangladesh on International Nelson Mandela Day during their ongoing tour of the country. The programme was organised by International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN). The youngsters from Chittagong Medical Hospital, all born with life-limiting conditions, were treated yesterday to a once-ina-lifetime opportunity of spending the afternoon with the Proteas in celebration of Mandela Day, the Cricket South Africa said in a statement on Sunday. “We knew that back home most South Africans would be spending 67 minutes doing good deeds in Nelson Mandela’s memory and we felt we wanted to share that Madiba legacy with the people of Chittagong,” said Proteas assistant coach Adrian Birrell.