SA returned to int'l cricket after 21 yrs on Nov 10, 1991
South Africa played their first international match after a gap of 21 years, against India in Calcutta on November 10, 1991. Global opposition to apartheid had seen South African cricket ostracised after their tour of Australia in 1969-70. Speaking about the reintroduction, SA's then captain Clive Rice said, "I know how Neil Armstrong felt when he stood on the moon."