Rahul Tiwari
khelja|27-12-2024
The South African team is currently performing well in Test cricket and is very close to the final of the World Test Championship. This team has given debut opportunity to many new players in the last 2 years but the most memorable debut has been that of Corbin Bosch. This right-handed all-rounder made his debut in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan and made two memorable records in the first two days of the match. Bosch, who took a wicket on the very first ball of his career, also scored an excellent half-century on the second day and became the first player to do so in the history of South African cricket.
Corbin Bosch was in good form on the first day of the first Test match of the series which started on 26th December in Centurion. Right-arm fast bowler Corbin took the wicket of Pakistani captain Shan Masood on the very first ball of his Test career. In this way, he became the first South African player to take a wicket on the very first ball while debuting in the Boxing Day Test. 30 year old stormy pacer Bosch did not stop here and played an important role in destroying Pakistan by taking 4 wickets.
Then on the second day of the match, Bosch showed wonders with the bat. After the team fell by 7 wickets, Bosch, who came to the crease at number 9, played a surprising innings. Bosch scored a quick 81 runs in just 93 balls. In this way, he has become the first player in the 135-year-old Test history of South Africa to take 4 wickets and score a half-century in his debut match. In his innings, Bosch hit 15 fours and took the team to the best score of 301 runs.
This debut was very special for Corbin Bosch because many years ago his father Tertius Bosch had also played Test cricket for South Africa. After South Africa's return to cricket in 1992, Tertius Bosch made his debut against West Indies and Brian Lara became his first victim. Although he could play only one test. Bosch died suddenly in February 2000 at the age of 33. At that time Corbyn was only 5 years old.
Initially it was believed that he had to suffer from Guillain Bar Syndrome, due to which he died at an early age. But 18 months later, Tertius's body was exhumed because his sister called for an investigation, calling the death suspicious. After removing the body, the investigation found signs of poison but still it could not be confirmed. After this, the grave was excavated for the second time and some body parts were taken out and evidence of poison was found in its investigation. However, it could not be proved who poisoned him.