Seabi and Smith are ready to rumble
His former club where he made his name, SuperSport are reportedly keen on bringing him back.
“He is a great professional. He takes great care of himself,” said Makaab.
“He has been unfortunate but I have no doubt that he will get back on his feet again. He is working very hard behind the scenes during this lockdown so that by the time the PSL action resumes, he is ready to rediscover his goalscoring form. That’s what Jeremy is about.”
Negotiations between the South African Football Association (Safa) and the Premier Soccer League
(PSL) are still in progress about the mechanism of resuming PSL action. For now, it is not yet clear as to when the action will return.
But there’s no doubt that Brockie will be looking to hit the ground running when the league does resume.
Maritzburg are pushing for a spot in the top three. If they do finish among the best three in the league, they will qualify for one of continental competitions.
Brockie will be looking to reward the Team of Choice for showing faith in him by finishing the season with important goals for the team.
NOTABLES Rilee Rossouw:
THROUGHOUT his T20 international career the debate has raged on about where De Villiers’ unique talents can be best utilised. The theory is “your best batsman must face the most balls”, but is “Mr 360” really South Africa’s “best”
T20 batsman? His Proteas T20 record (1 672 runs at 26.12) is ordinary in comparison to exploits for his IPL franchise the Royal Challengers Bangalore (3 755 runs at 41.72). I therefore believe that De Villiers offers the Proteas so much more when he walks to the crease after a platform has been laid. It’s when he is at his destructive best, particularly during the last 10 overs when De Villiers can wreak havoc on the opposition.
Arguably the Proteas’ biggest Kolpak loss, Rossouw had so much to offer when he turned his back on international cricket in favour of a career with Hampshire in the county | Graphic: MATTHYS MOSS | BackpagePix
THE Conrad Seabi versus Justin
Smith fight is just about wrapped and ready.
The two fighters agreed to fight one another in an Instagram interview with Extreme Fighting Championship matchmaker and VP Graeme Cartmell.
Both will be using the platform to get a shot at Themba Gorimbo’s EFC welterweight crown.
Smith (3-1) has been out for
RECORD holder of the fastest T20 international century,
Miller picks himself for this team. His blazing century off just 35 balls against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom in 2017 was a classic example of Miller’s bludgeoning power. His innings included five successive sixes off Mohammad Saifuddin. The southpaw is extremely strong straight down the ground and over mid-wicket, hence the term “Millertime” when he gets his groove going. Fully committed to being a T20 freelancer now after retiring from first-class cricket a couple of years ago, Miller parades his skills all around the world for a number of franchise teams.
championship. It was no more evident than on his T20 debut against Australia at the Adelaide Oval when he smashed SA to victory by virtue of a magnificent 78 off only 50 balls.
The ginger-haired a while and has focused on his business since last stepping into the cage against Gordon Roodman at EFC77 in March 2019.
That fight had an anti-climatic ending for ‘The Power’ after he was disqualified for an illegal strike.
Smith has since seemed more hungry than ever to step back into the cage.
For him to get a shot at that belt, he would have to face top welterweight contender Seabi (7-5), who is just as hungry to get his first shot at a title in his veteran career.
Titans player has only played 11 T20s for the Proteas so far, but few have dominated India’s spin threat of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal like Klaasen. Furthermore, his strike-rate of 154.52 is up with the world’s best.
“Yes, my fight with Justin Smith is confirmed,” says Seabi, aka ‘Cagewise’.
“We both want to hurt each other. I like it. He is young and hungry. He is also a strong boy. But I am hungrier and the most dangerous opponent he’s ever faced. He is a tough kid, but it is not his time yet,” says Seabi.
“Hey, Conrad, my big brother, not a problem. Let’s give the fans a show,” was Smith’s response when the match was discussed on social media.