- Herschelle Gibbs – The form of the opening batsman of the South African team was erratic and no one can safely term him as a consistent performer with the bat. There were times when on a day he performs well and disappoints the very next day but one of his superb innings went down as the best innings in the history of cricket South Africa was chasing a record target of 435 in the year 2006 against Australia. It was expected to be a cake walk for the Aussies but no one had any idea of what is to come. Gibbs storm of 175 and wise innings of 90 from captain Smith sealed the game for the team. Yes, the African team chased down the mammoth target of 435 to seal the game. Till now he can freely roam around anywhere proudly with a badge of that innings.