Former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis was a notable omission from the South African squad named on Thursday for a white-ball tour of Sri Lanka next month, the team’s final outings before the T20 World Cup.
With just three matches to go before the T20 World Cup begins, RYAN VREDE looks at the composition of the final squad as matters stand.
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.
The Proteas have 11 matches to arrest their horrific T20 form and prepare their challenge for the T20 World Cup, writes RYAN VREDE.
Former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis was involved in a nasty collision while playing for Quetta Gladiators against Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Saturday.
Faf du Plessis has opened up on the social-media reaction to an altercation between him and New Zealand 12th man Kyle Mills following the 2011 World Cup quarter-final.
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.
The IPL 2021 season has been suspended with immediate effect by the BCCI due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in India. CARL LEWIS reflects on the performance of each South African.
Faf du Plessis was at his fantastic best in the field as the Chennai Super Kings claimed victory over the SunRisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Faf du Plessis moved to the top of IPL run-scoring charts after notching yet another half-century against the SunRisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Faf du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi produced inspired efforts with bat and ball to set up an 18-run win for the Chennai Super Kings over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten 36 from 33 balls that helped steer the Chennai Super Kings to their first victory in this year’s IPL – beating the Punjab Kings by six wickets on Friday.
Check out this net session of the Chennai Super Kings where Proteas batsman Faf du Plessis got his preparations going for the 2021 IPL.
Herschelle Gibbs’s 175 against Australia in the 438-game of 2006 is the fifth highest individual score by a Proteas batsman in ODI cricket. Here are the five best scores in the 50-overs format by a South African.
From his heroic Test debut in Adelaide back in 2012 to scoring his 10th Test century in Centurion in December. Here’s a look back at some of Faf du Plessis’ greatest Test moments.
