Gentlemen, I think we have found the new Shahid Afridi, John van der Wath (South Africa) came in with 4 overs left against Australia tonight, with no chance of winning and blasted a quick fire 37 from 16 balls, which included 4 massive sixes and 2 fours. If Rudolph had given him the strike in the last over, I have no doubt he would've reached 50, facing a struggling Stuart Clark.

This guy is a beast! A great find for South Africa.

his good . but not that good !! , his a very clean hitter of the ball but I cant see him doing that again !

South Africa should stick with him. England have the same with Plunkett. Both can be a bit expensive with the ball but will get better with experience.

What do you mean you cant see him doing it again? That was only his 3rd batting innings and its his natural game. Also SA promoted him up the order the games before as a pitch hitter, so its in his game, they really need it to, I cant wait to see a Pollock/van der Wath partnership in the dying stages of a game.

hes a hitter not a batsman, he seemed to be a one pace hitter 130 - 135 km/h. Afridi is a batsman he can hit all paces from spinners to bowlers with pace like Brett Lee and Shoiab Aktar.

So you seen him bat on numerous occasions have you? Because that was his first real batting innings in his ODI career and he didnt just slog the ball, he played some cricket shots too.

maybe I was I bit harsh in my first post , but yes I've been watching him play for a long time he can play some good shots but I still don't see him as anything more then slogger that will be dropped once Kallis Nel and Nitini return from injury. But let hope I'm wrong for South Africa's sake.