De Kock, Shamsi shine but Ngidi, Klaasen do World Cup dreams no favours
RYAN VREDE rates the Proteas players on the strength of their performances against the West Indies.
Proteas: Five things we’ve learned
There was lots to like about the Proteas’ bowling performance in the West Indies series, but plenty to be concerned about batting-wise, particularly an impotent middle order, writes RYAN VREDE.
Highlights: West Indies vs Proteas 5th T20I
Look back at the highlights as the Proteas clinched a long-awaited T20 series win over the Windies on Saturday.
Can Proteas remedy batting struggles before the World Cup?
The gulf between the potency and contributions of the Proteas bowlers and batsmen is widening by the game. With eight matches to go before the T20 World Cup, they urgently need to solve their skills, application and balance problems, writes RYAN VREDE.
Proteas have ‘what it takes’ to clinch elusive T20I series win
Fast bowler Anrich Nortje is adamant that the Proteas can make a complete turnaround against the West Indies to win their first T20I series in two years.
Proteas’ T20 skills deficiencies killing World Cup prospects
It was a weekend of worry and a little hope but the overwhelming sense is that, with just nine T20I matches to go before the World Cup, the Proteas are in trouble, writes RYAN VREDE.
Highlights: West Indies vs Proteas (2nd T20I)
Check out the highlights as the Proteas claimed a morale-boosting victory over the West Indies in the second T20I this past Sunday.
Watch: Miller on becoming most-capped Proteas T20I player
Check out this video as David Miller reflects on becoming the most-capped Proteas T20I player of all time.
Clock ticking on the Proteas’ T20 World challenge
The Proteas have 11 matches to arrest their horrific T20 form and prepare their challenge for the T20 World Cup, writes RYAN VREDE.
The way forward for Proteas needs focus on feeder system
The Proteas have slumped to seventh in the Test rankings and their prospects in the other formats aren’t encouraging. Their rehabilitation will require a long-term approach that should include four key features in the structure of South African cricket, writes RYAN VREDE.
Just pick the best available team
If your objective is winning a major trophy, you have to pick the best available players. And if the Proteas want to win the T20 World Cup, they have to pick ‘freelancers’, writes RYAN VREDE.
IPL ’21: Legacy of greed and cowardice
The Indian Premier League organisers will forever be remembered for putting profits ahead of people, while the players who stayed and played while thousands died and hundreds of thousands were infected daily will be judged by history, writes RYAN VREDE.
IPL throws money at its Covid-19 problem while ICC silent
As the humanitarian crisis in India deepens, so does the desperation of the organisers and franchise owners to plaster over their moral bankruptcy. This while the spineless ICC says nothing, writes RYAN VREDE.
Scrap the IPL
People should always matter more than products. The product that is the Indian Premier League needs to be scrapped as India wrestles with a health crisis that shows no signs of abating, writes RYAN VREDE.
Time to complete the AB transaction
AB de Villiers will turn the Proteas from T20 World Cup place fillers to title contenders. His inclusion in the squad is critical, despite what unsophisticated rationale rooted in ‘patriotism’ will tell you, writes RYAN VREDE.
