Meet cricketer who decided to play for his country and lead his side in Class 6th, wrote it down on the paper about, his name is.....
In 2001, Temba Bavuma, a sixth-grade student in Cape Town, South Africa, got a project—'Where do you see yourself in the next 15 years?' Bavuma wrote in it that he sees himself shaking hands with the then President, Mr. Mbeki, who is congratulating him for building a great team.
This dream written in childhood also got a place in the school magazine. Temba had also written that if he reaches this point, he will be grateful to his coach, parents and especially two uncles.
People did not take his childhood dream seriously until he scored his first Test century for South Africa in 2016. He became the first black South African to do so.
Now Temba Bavuma is the captain of South Africa's white ball cricket team. He is leading the team and recently led the team in the ODI series against India.
Bavuma has played only 16 ODIs so far but he has 47 Test matches to his name. He has impressed everyone with his leadership skills in the limited overs format as well. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
The dream that Bavuma had seen in his childhood has now become a reality. However, now it is expected from him that he will raise the South African team from the tag of chokers and win ICC tournaments.
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