South Africa’s veteran Test opener Dean Elgar has expressed desire to bow out of international cricket with a win in IND vs SA 2nd Test, starting on Wednesday in Cape Town.
Elgar, who will be leading the Proteas side in absence of Temba Bavuma, compared the emotions of a Test series victory to winning a World Cup, stating that he has never played in the latter.
“I only play the game to win. I don’t care about stats. I care about wins. I care about series wins. That’s the greatest memories you can ever share with your team, everyone that has got an influential role in the background. Test series wins – you don’t top that. Maybe a World Cup win is up there. I have never had that opportunity but this is my World Cup. This is my arena where I want to win,” Elgar told the reporters on ahead of his final Test.
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Even though South Africa have made sure that they cannot lose the series with a win in Centurion, Elgar does not want the hosts to be complacent.
“We are in a fortunate position knowing that we can’t lose the series but drawing is maybe as big as a loss for us. It’s a massive Test for us, being our highlighted Test of the year. The New Year’s Test at Newlands, they don’t get much bigger and better, against really tough opposition. Playing the New Year’s Test is big for guys and they are going to have a lot of firsts so we want them to just live in that moment but be mindful of the opportunity of winning two-nil. Drawing the series is not something we are thinking about at all,” Elgar added.
Elgar will bid adieu to international cricket after the conclusion of Cape Town Test. The veteran had a remarkable Test career, playing 86 matches and amassing more than 5000 runs.
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