Hyderabad, June 16 -- South Africa's glorious triumph in the World Test Championship will be a huge morale booster for cricket in the country. It's likely to be as significant as the 1983 World Cup victory was for India. But while India was led by the tall and heroic Kapil Dev, who was one of the world's best all-rounders, South Africa was led by a tiny man who did not even look like a sportsman.

But if the skipper of the Rainbow Nation, Temba Bavuma lacked the flamboyance and charisma of Kapil Dev, he made up for it with his gritty determination. For a major chunk of his solid innings of 66, he batted with a hamstring injury and defied the tearaway fast bowlers from down under.

He overcame his personal hurdles. Throughout his career, h...