Cricket: South Africa pin hopes on golden generation South Africa's hopes of ending a cricket World Cup hoodoo will rest with some of the finest players currently active in the one-day game - Captain AB de Villiers, and Hashim Amla, who has reached a succession of milestones in fewer innings than anyone else -– 2000, 3000, 4000 and most recently 5000 runs. The 14-nation event gets underway on February 14 and is being played at seven venues in Australia and seven in New Zealand. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES.