‘AB return will boost Proteas’
JP Duminy says the return of AB de Villiers will lift the Proteas against India at the Wanderers on Saturday.
JP Duminy says the return of AB de Villiers will lift the Proteas against India at the Wanderers on Saturday.
AB de Villiers has been ruled out of the first three ODIs against India due to a finger injury.
Kagiso Rabada’s rising status was enhanced in a sharp bidding war at the IPL auction, when the Delhi Daredevils used their right-to-match card at more than $650,000.
Spending time with his family, working on his technique and giving back to the young players at the Titans. These are all elements that helped AB de Villiers return in top form to Test cricket.
AB de Villiers, who came in for much criticism when he took a sabbatical from Test cricket last year, now feels he is in the form of his life.
Quinton de Kock has been named in both the ICC Test team and the One-Day outfit for 2017.
The Proteas found a winning formula and a new identity in the 2-0 series victory over India.
Kagiso Rabada, aged just 22 and having played just 24 Tests, has risen to No 1 in the ICC Test rankings following the first Test against India at Newlands.
Faf du Plessis says he and AB de Villiers are hungry to play in the Test series against India.
Only AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Chris Morris (Delhi Daredevils) have been retained by their IPL teams ahead of the 2018 season.
Former Proteas opening batsman and coach Gary Kirsten will mentor the Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen in this year’s IPL.
Dean Elgar, after an excellent 2017, would open the batting with David Warner in an official Cricket Australia Test dream team.
AB de Villiers insists that there isn’t much difference between pink-ball cricket and other formats.
AB de Villiers says that his appointment as captain and wicketkeeper came as a shock to him, but he enjoyed the responsibility.
AB de Villiers will captain the Proteas in their day-night Test against Zimbabwe, starting on Tuesday in Port Elizabeth, after Faf du Plessis was ruled out because of a viral infection.