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Growing up as a child you might have been told magical fairytales in which people come from humble beginnings to be able to reach greatness. Take Cinderella for example, who could only afford rags and against all odds she was able to win the heart of the prince. Another such story but doesn't involve magical fairy godmothers, is a story close to us in the cricketing world, and that is the story of Makhaya Ntini.

Born in 1977, in what was known at the time as the 'Transkei' which was...