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Yahya's dream of scoring a ton against India may yet come true

By Anton van Zyl • 13 December 2024
Yahya's dream of scoring a ton against India may yet come true

As a young child growing up in the town of Surat, in India's Gujarat province, Yahya Jiwa dreamed of playing cricket at the highest level. He imagined himself scoring a century against one of the major cricket-playing nations. That dream may...

As a young child growing up in the town of Surat, in India's Gujarat province, Yahya Jiwa dreamed of playing cricket at the highest level. He imagined himself scoring a century against one of the major cricket-playing nations. That dream may eventually come true, not in the colours of India, but in the green and gold of the Proteas as part of South Africa's Over-50 side.

Last week, it was announced that Jiwa had been included in the 16-man squad set to travel to Sri Lanka in February n...

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