All-rounder Bosch reaches pinnacle of international career with WTC final

PROTEAS all-rounder Corbin Bosch had prayed that when his big break came in international cricket, he would be good enough, because he knew that once he had a taste of it, he wouldn't want it taken away.

- ROWAN CALLAGHAN

The cricketer had a chance to reflect on his meteoric rise last week from the first-class scene as he gears up for the Proteas’ World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at Lord’s in London from June 11.

“Once you get a taste of international cricket you can never get enough, so it’s something I prayed about - if I’m good enough for the opportunity, I want it.

“I don't want a taste of it and it goes away. So that’s been a big part of my growing up,” Bosch said at Castle Lager’s farewell of the Proteas in Johannesburg,

It was only last year that the son of former Proteas cricket star Tertius Bosch burst onto the international Test scene at 30-year-old.

The fast bowling all-rounder, who is blessed with searing pace, claimed his first wicket with his first delivery in the format, against Pakistan, in front of a packed SuperSport Park, his home ground.

South Africa won the Boxing Day Test to cement their place in the final.