South African spinner Keshav Maharaj has stated that they can't change the decision of that controversial catch of Suryakumar Yadav in the final. Maharaj also said that they don't want to live in negatives.

Keshav Maharaj
South Africa needed 16 off the final over to lift the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. David Miller was on strike and he smashed the ball down the ground but Suryakumar Yadav was there and took a blinder which killed the hopes of Proteas.

However, the debate was whether the boundary had been moved, visible by the discoloration of grass. The third umpire gave it out and Miller had to walk back to the pavilion.
Speaking to IOL Sport ahead of their departure to South Africa, Maharaj gave his verdict on this decision.

He said:

"To be honest, we’re just disappointed about the loss and we were literally on a flight out of Barbados due to the weather — so we never really touched base. But that stuff, we can’t undo whatever’s transpired. We just focus on our tasks.

"Whatever decision was made or not made, it’s not going to change the outcome. It’s not good to dwell on the negatives. There’s a time to address certain moments, we will at some stage. We just have to let it sink in, and move forward."

Maharaj also said that he's very optimistic about the future as they reached to the finals for the very first time in history.

"In a World Cup event where there is high pressure against you, it did show [our progression] to reach a final for the first time. It was hard to swallow at first, but as someone who sees the glass as half full I had my moments to weep about it.

"I’m very optimistic about the future. I think there’s a lot of positives that transpired in the World Cup. To see the growth in the team in such a short space of time it propels you and fuels you to get it right when the next opportunity comes about. So there’s a lot of optimism among the pain and hurt."