By Richard Edwards
HERSCHELLE Gibbs was once famously accused of ‘dropping the World Cup’ – now, almost two decades on, he’s hoping to give an unlikely cricket nation a hand in reaching one.
Steve Waugh made that comment after the South African – usually one of the most reliable fielders in world cricket – had dropped him in a semi-final that ended in unbelievable drama, and defeat for Gibbs’ side, at Edgbaston in 1999.
Gibbs, though, is hoping that his poor luck in major finals with South Africa doesn’t rub off on the country he’s leadi...
