No I meant if Botha can do a decent job with the ball in tests and he can provide a bit with the bat and you have Philander who can bat as well, it can really strengthen the lower order of South Africa and provide the X-factor. Imran is already 32 and hasn't looked really that threatening so far in tests in South African conditions.
There is a reason why Tahir has been in the top wicket takers in the domestic scene and botha has never been close.
Botha is a defensive ploy, might be an option as a second spinner in the subcontinet. He isn't close to Tahir as their fc records show.
Talking about tahir, he has been unlucky today. De lange dropped chadimal and boucher missed a clear stumping.
We have to remember he has had to bowl on seamer friendly green pitches for all his test career so far except maybe this test. Its way too soon to write him off.