Proteas

Pace, bounce and a bit of turn

Bryan Bloy, the curator of the SuperSport Park, is expecting the normal highveld pace and bounce, but he will not be putting in anything extra to benefit South Africa’s bowlers.

Markram: Elgar calms me

Aiden Markram says his opening partnership with Dean Elgar has helped him to settle into the Proteas Test side.

Markram aims to up intensity

Aiden Markram hopes that increasing the intensity of his training will help him cope with the quick highveld pitches.

Wessels: India must take the blows

Kepler Wessels says India will need to change their approach to the South African fast bowling attack and be prepared to take the blows if they want a better batting display.

Ngidi must replace Steyn

Lungi Ngidi is the perfect replacement for Dale Steyn in Ottis Gibson’s four-man pace attack.

Rabada aims for opening role

World No 1 Test bowler Kagiso Rabada is working on improving his action to make himself an opening bowler.

Proteas batsmen must embrace trial by fire

The Proteas’ top-order batsmen must follow AB de Villiers’ lead and take the fight to the India bowlers at Centurion.

Proteas go up 1-0

The Proteas beat India by 72-runs in the first Test at Newlands and take a 1-0 lead to the Highveld.

Smith masterclass

Graeme Smith speaks about his best moments and discusses how he approached the game.

After 24 Tests, Rabada is world No 1

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.