Exclusive: Corbin Bosch Leans on 2014 U19 Success as He Prepares for Maiden T20 World Cup

Proteas fast bowler Corbin Bosch, an Under 19 World Cup winner in 2014, draws inspiration from that captain, as he is set to earn a maiden World Cup in the coming weeks as he is included in South Africa squad for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. 

The 2014 U19 WC

Bosch, alongside South Africa T20I captain Aiden Markram and premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, have tasted World Cup glory, albeit at the Under 19 level, where they beat Pakistan U19 in the final of the ICC U19 World Cup back in 2014. 

Tha World Cup trophy is still the only of its kind in South Africa, as the senior Men and Women's teams are yet to get over the line in World Cups.

Bosch, Markram and Rabada, carry that feeling inside of them, a feeling that they often reflect on in conversation, especially with the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup looming. 

The trio dream of achieving a similar feat with the senior team, thus becoming the first and only senior South Africa cricket team to win a World Cup. 

Their campaign in the 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup is set to get underway on Monday, 09 February, as South Africa are scheduled to play against Canada in Ahmedabad. 

"I think we've definitely reminded each other that we have been a part of a team that has won a World Cup in 2014, although it being an under-19 World Cup," Bosch told SportsBoom.co.za in an exclusive interview. 

"We haven't maybe spoken about it as such, but I think we definitely draw a lot of inspiration from it."

"I think it was an incredible tournament with a team that didn't seem likely to win the World Cup, but ended up winning, and I think we can draw a lot of motivation from that. Hopefully, the three of us can be a part of a team that finally gets the men over the line."

Lessons from 2025

Getting to international cricket has been a long road for Bosch, with the right-arm quick making his international debut at 30 years of age, almost a decade after his U19 teammate Rabada made his for the Proteas in 2015. 

However, the achievements that Bosch has been a part of in the almost two years he has been playing international cricket are simply unmatched and his life story is one deeply rooted in perseverance. 

At 31, he now has won the ICC World Test Championship, shared a Test series in Pakistan and whitewashed India in a Test series in India, among many other individual accolades he has earned in 2025.

"I don't think I can really explain how incredible 2025 was. It was far better than I could have ever imagined," Bosch told SportsBoom.co.za.

"I think it was an incredible year with some incredible achievements along the way and I think there's a lot of lessons to be learnt. 

"I think it showed me how demanding, how incredibly precise you need to be at an international level to be able to compete and moving forward, it just shows me how precise I need to be."