Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock has claimed that the current squad is going to have to dodge the reminders of failing to win a knockout game in 23 years that would come falling once the team reaches the last-eight round of the World Cup this year.
And as much as the current team would be trying to ignore it, the former South African all-rounder has said that it's only a matter of time before the baggage is rehashed, News.com.au reported.
Pollock said that once South Africa gets into the knock out stages all the reminders would come -from the press, from teams, so he added that they're going to have to try and dodge that.
Pollock claimed that it's a bit unfortunate because it's baggage that comes from the past and some of these guys weren't involved at all.
He added that one always feel it would be nice to let them get on and produce the best skills they can in the tournament and not have to worry about all that, but insisted that opposition teams would use it to their advantage and they are going to have to deal with that.
Pollock said that hopefully from South Africa's perspective this can be the team that puts it to bed.
Judging by South Africa's poor performance against India it's difficult to see them going on to win the trophy, but Pollock insists he has a good feeling about their chances as long as their key players perform, starting against the West Indies at the SCG on Friday.
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Scott Brown has warned Celtic's new Bhoys to prepare for the shock and awe of a European baptism of fire tonight against Inter Milan.
Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven could be in the frame to play some part of the crucial Europa League clash at a sell-out Parkhead.
But the Celtic skipper is convinced the former Dundee United stars will shine on the big stage just two weeks after ther arrived from Tannadice
Hoops boss Ronny Deila has hinted that he could be prepared to throw at least one of them into the fray against the Italians this evening.
And Brown has warned them they cannot afford to let the knockout game against the Serie A side pass them by.
"There is a reason they were brought to Celtic and that is because they are good enough," he said.
"I just said to them that you can't think about it too much. You can't be in awe of them.
"They have been brought to the club to play in games like this so now is the time to go out and do it.
"They will enjoy it. The atmosphere with 60,000 inside the stadium on a big European night is like nothing they will have experienced before.
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