Can he sing the national anthem? All of it?

Prof. Steven Friedman is a pretty big name in local political science circles, he’s a Research Associate at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, and is a regular commentator on political affairs in our local press. Long story short, he’s a man who’s opinions are quite widely respected, and not, in our experience, someone who just says something without due consideration, so what follows is a little jaw-dropping.

We were quite fascinated by this little diatribe that appeared on his Facebook page yesterday, where he calls the integrity of Proteas captain, AB De Villiers, into question:

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As expected, the comments thread on this exploded- and here is a later comment by Friedman again, defending his point of view against a critic:

You can read the full Facebook thread of Friedman’s comment and the many responses here.

So, cricket fans, is Prof. Friedman bang on the money, or is AB De Villiers getting more flack than he deserves?

[Source: Facebook]