The South Africa public cricket crew, otherwise called the Proteas, addresses South Africa in men's worldwide cricket and is regulated by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full individual from the International Cricket Council (ICC), with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Its epithet gets from South Africa's public bloom, Protea cynaroides, normally known as the "Lord Protea". South Africa entered five star and global cricket simultaneously when they facilitated an England cricket crew in the 1888-89 season. From the outset, the group was no counterpart for Australia or England at the same time, having acquired insight and skill, they had the option to handle a serious group by the primary ten years of the twentieth hundred years. The group consistently played against Australia, England and New Zealand through to the 1960s, by which time there was impressive resistance to the country's politically-sanctioned racial segregation strategy. The ICC forced a worldwide restriction in the group, comparable with moves made by other worldwide donning bodies. At the point when the boycott was forced, South Africa had created to where its group was ostensibly the absolute best on the planet, and had even out-played Australia. The boycott stayed set up until 1991, after which South Africa played against India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies interestingly. The group has areas of strength for been its restoration, and has at a few times stood firm on the main footings in worldwide rankings. South Africa is likewise one of the best groups in ODI cricket, winning more than 60% of their matches. However, the 1998 Champions Trophy is its only progress in ICC-coordinated competitions. South Africa won the gold decoration at the Commonwealth Games in 1998. The group is as of now positioned fifth in both ODIs and T20Is and fifth in Tests.