Before it was curtailed just after its halfway stage due to Covid-19, 29 matches were played between the eight 2021 IPL teams. Though South Africa’s batsmen grabbed the headlines, one bowler in particular also stood out with his top speeds.
In light of renewed allegations regarding Graeme Smith and a previous selection omission of Thami Tsolekile, take a look back at the response from the former Proteas captain that was issued to related insinuations last August.
Cricket Australia is hopeful of staging an Ashes series in front of full crowds later this year but stresses it would follow government advice when it comes to admitting travelling supporters as the schedule for the England’s men’s and women’s tours was released this week.
Former Proteas fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe has made a submission alleging that Graeme Smith threatened to quit the Proteas if Thami Tsolekile was selected during a tour of England in 2012.
Vote in this poll to let us know what you think of AB de Villiers’ decision not to come out of retirement to play for the Proteas at the T20 World Cup.
An overwhelming majority of readers have voted in favour of Simon Harmer and Kyle Abbott returning to the Proteas Test team.
Cricket South Africa has ‘confirmed discussions with AB de Villiers have concluded with the batsman deciding once and for all that his retirement will remain final’.
Prenelan Subrayen and Lizaad Williams have earned maiden call-ups to the Proteas Test squad for the upcoming tour of West Indies.
Australia bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon have reiterated they knew nothing about a ‘foreign substance being taken on to the field of play’ in the infamous 2018 ‘Sandpapergate’.
As a two-Test series against the West Indies looms on the cricket horizon, the Proteas will need Kagiso Rabada performing at his ferocious best, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Have your say by weighing in on whether you’d select Simon Harmer and Kyle Abbott to play for the Proteas Test team in the upcoming series against the West Indies.
Simon Harmer once again demonstrated his class as he claimed first- innings figures of 9-80 as Essex remained in complete control of a County Championship game against Derbyshire.
The Proteas’ fall to seventh in the Test rankings is a sad state of affairs, but it also serves as a reminder that iconic teams from the recent past were as good as it gets, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Sit back and enjoy the highlights of AB de Villiers’ seventh Test-match century that guided South Africa to a historic win over Australia at the WACA ground in 2008.
This year’s suspended IPL cannot be completed in India while it battles a raging coronavirus crisis and could struggle to find a slot elsewhere, India cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has said.
