साउथ अफ्रीका की टीम को क्यों कहा जाता है Chokers ! 

ऑस्ट्रेलिया से हार के बाद साउथ अफ्रीकी टीम खुद पर से चोकर्स का टैग नहीं हटा सकी.

अहम मौके पर हमेशा हारने के चलते SA टीम के साथ चोकर्स का टैग लग गया.

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सेमीफाइनल में हार के बाद सोशल मीडिया पर SA को चोकर्स नाम से Troll किया जा रहा है.

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1992 वर्ल्डकप में हार के बाद SA को मिला Chokers का टैग

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साल 1992 से वर्ल्डकप का हिस्सा बनने के बाद SA टीम ने अब तक कुल 9 बार वर्ल्डकप खेला है, पर कभी भी चैंपियन नहीं बन पाई.

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साउथ अफ्रीका वर्ल्डकप तो क्या, ICC का दूसरा कोई टूर्नामेंट नहीं जीत पाया है। वनडे वर्ल्डकप के सेमीफाइनल में ये SA की 5वीं हार है.

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इससे पहले SA 1992, 1999, 2007 और 2015 के वर्ल्डकप के सेमीफाइनल में हार चुकी है.

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SA के लिए 213 नंबर Bad Luck रहा है.

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1999 के वर्ल्डकप में ऑस्ट्रेलिया से हुए सेमीफाइनल मैच में दोनों टीम ने 213 रन बनाए थे. मैच टाई गया था पर सुपर 6 फेज़ में नेट रन रेट के कारण ऑस्ट्रेलिया फाइनल में पहुंच गई थी.

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Chokers का मतलब चोकर्स शब्द ‘चोक’ से बना है, इसका मतलब होता है कि अहम और Main Time पर रुक जाना. हर अहम मौके पर SA को हार का सामना करना पड़ा है.

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