Interview: Johan van der Wath

'My international career is over'

Johan van der Wath seemed a little lost as he walked around the lobby of the ITC Grand Central. Dressed in a Mumbai Champs t-shirt, he circled his ICL team-mates, looking at them for an acknowledgement or some sign of recognition. It was an ironic reflection of his international cricket career as a perennial upcoming talent, always on the fringes of the South African international side. Now, though, van der Wath is about ready to give up those dreams finally. The ICL's offer will be an opportunity to begin a new chapter in his life, he told Cricinfo ...more