Elgar saddened by decline of Test cricket in SA
Dean Elgar says he is “sad” South Africa will be sending a weakened team to play two Test matches in New Zealand in March.
Dean Elgar says he is “sad” South Africa will be sending a weakened team to play two Test matches in New Zealand in March.
Captain Rohit Sharma says India’s young batsmen will simply have to find a way to cope with South Africa’s “challenging” conditions.
Dean Elgar will bid to bring the curtain down on his Test career by captaining the Proteas to victory in the second and final Test against India.
Marco Jansen and Nandre Burger starred as the Proteas completed a convincing win in Centurion.
Fast bowler Nandre Burger took 4-33 as South Africa bowled out India for just 131 in their second innings to win the first Test in Centurion by an innings and 32 runs.
Dean Elgar and Marco Jansen shared a century partnership and stretched South Africa’s lead on the third day of the first Test against India in Centurion.
Proteas opener Dean Elgar has explained his animated celebrations upon reaching 100 against India on the second day of the first Test.
Dean Elgar, on the eve of retirement, and new cap David Bedingham took South Africa into the lead on the second day of the first Test against India in Centurion.
Dean Elgar and David Bedingham helped the Proteas take a first-innings lead against India in Centurion.
KL Rahul made 101 before India were bowled out for 245 on the second day of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Wednesday.
Kagiso Rabada put the Proteas on top on day one of the first Test in Centurion.
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took five wickets but a fighting innings by KL Rahul kept Indian hopes alive on the first day of the first Test in Centurion.
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India will seek once again to breach the ‘final frontier’ for their Test team when they begin a two-match series in Centurion on Tuesday.
India outplayed the Proteas in Paarl to win the ODI series 2-1.